What color is #86757D?

#86757D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86757D?

The RGB value is 134, 117, 125: 134 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86757D?

The complementary color is #75867E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86757D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86757D color

#86757D rgb(134, 117, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86757D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.9% green and 49% blue (134, 117, 125).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#86757D color codes

HEX	`#86757D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 117, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, 8.06, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 8.29, 346.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.894, 19.272, 22.07)`
Decimal	`8811901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86757D, 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 #86757D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86757D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #86757D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86757d; }
.text { color: #86757d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86757d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 117 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86757d, #867675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #86757D?: #86757D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86757D?: The RGB value is 134, 117, 125: 134 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86757D?: The complementary color is #75867E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86757D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.