What color is #86777F?

#86777F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86777F?

The RGB value is 134, 119, 127: 134 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86777F?

The complementary color is #77867E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86777F?

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.

#86777F color

#86777F rgb(134, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86777F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (134, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86777F color codes

HEX	`#86777F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, 7.27, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 7.62, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.259, 19.795, 22.828)`
Decimal	`8812415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86777F, 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 #86777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86777F 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 #86777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86777f; }
.text { color: #86777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86777f, #867778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #86777F?: #86777F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86777F?: The RGB value is 134, 119, 127: 134 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86777F?: The complementary color is #77867E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86777F?: 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.