What color is #866D78?

#866D78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D78?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 120: 134 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D78?

The complementary color is #6D867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D78 color

#866D78 rgb(134, 109, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866D78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 47.1% blue (134, 109, 120).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#866D78 color codes

HEX	`#866D78`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 11.82, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 12.05, 348.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.69, 17.362, 20.132)`
Decimal	`8809848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #866D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #866D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d78; }
.text { color: #866d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d78, #866e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #866D78?: #866D78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D78?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 120: 134 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D78?: The complementary color is #6D867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.