What color is #867688?

#867688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867688?

The RGB value is 134, 118, 136: 134 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867688?

The complementary color is #788876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867688 color

#867688 rgb(134, 118, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (134, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#867688 color codes

HEX	`#867688`
RGB	`rgb(134, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 9.64, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 12.24, 322.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.753, 19.803, 26.017)`
Decimal	`8812168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867688, 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 #867688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #867688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867688; }
.text { color: #867688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867688, #887681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #867688?: #867688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867688?: The RGB value is 134, 118, 136: 134 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867688?: The complementary color is #788876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.