What color is #86717C?

#86717C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86717C?

The RGB value is 134, 113, 124: 134 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86717C?

The complementary color is #71867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86717C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86717C color

#86717C rgb(134, 113, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86717C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.3% green and 48.6% blue (134, 113, 124).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#86717C color codes

HEX	`#86717C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 113, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, 10.21, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 10.64, 343.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.374, 18.334, 21.583)`
Decimal	`8810876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86717C, 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 #86717C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86717C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	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 #86717C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86717c; }
.text { color: #86717c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86717c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 113 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86717c, #867172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #86717C?: #86717C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86717C?: The RGB value is 134, 113, 124: 134 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86717C?: The complementary color is #71867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86717C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.