What color is #86797C?

#86797C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86797C?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 124: 134 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86797C?

The complementary color is #798683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86797C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86797C color

#86797C rgb(134, 121, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86797C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (134, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#86797C color codes

HEX	`#86797C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 5.54, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 5.54, 1.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.307, 20.199, 21.894)`
Decimal	`8812924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86797C, 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 #86797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #86797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86797c; }
.text { color: #86797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86797c, #867d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #86797C?: #86797C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86797C?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 124: 134 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86797C?: The complementary color is #798683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86797C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.