What color is #866D7B?

#866D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D7B?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 123: 134 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D7B?

The complementary color is #6D8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D7B color

#866D7B rgb(134, 109, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #866D7B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 48.2% blue (134, 109, 123).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#866D7B color codes

HEX	`#866D7B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, 12.38, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 13.01, 342.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.875, 17.436, 21.106)`
Decimal	`8809851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D7B, 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 #866D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #866D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d7b; }
.text { color: #866d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d7b, #866d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #866D7B?: #866D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D7B?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 123: 134 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D7B?: The complementary color is #6D8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.