What color is #867779?

#867779 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867779?

The RGB value is 134, 119, 121: 134 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867779?

The complementary color is #778684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867779 color

#867779 rgb(134, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867779 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (134, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#867779 color codes

HEX	`#867779`
RGB	`rgb(134, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 6.14, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 6.23, 9.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.879, 19.643, 20.83)`
Decimal	`8812409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867779, 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 #867779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #867779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867779; }
.text { color: #867779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867779, #867d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #867779?: #867779 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867779?: The RGB value is 134, 119, 121: 134 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867779?: The complementary color is #778684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.