What color is #86727E?

#86727E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86727E?

The RGB value is 134, 114, 126: 134 red, 114 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86727E?

The complementary color is #72867A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86727E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86727E color

#86727E rgb(134, 114, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86727E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.7% green and 49.4% blue (134, 114, 126).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#86727E color codes

HEX	`#86727E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 114, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 10.01, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 10.67, 339.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.614, 18.61, 22.293)`
Decimal	`8811134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86727E, 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 #86727E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86727E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #86727E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86727e; }
.text { color: #86727e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86727e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 114 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86727e, #867274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #86727E?: #86727E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86727E?: The RGB value is 134, 114, 126: 134 red, 114 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86727E?: The complementary color is #72867A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86727E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.