What color is #867A7B?

#867A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867A7B?

The RGB value is 134, 122, 123: 134 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867A7B?

The complementary color is #7A8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867A7B color

#867A7B rgb(134, 122, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867A7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.8% green and 48.2% blue (134, 122, 123).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#867A7B color codes

HEX	`#867A7B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 122, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 4.77, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 4.9, 13.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.366, 20.418, 21.603)`
Decimal	`8813179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867A7B, 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 #867A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #867A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867a7b; }
.text { color: #867a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 122 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867a7b, #867f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #867A7B?: #867A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867A7B?: The RGB value is 134, 122, 123: 134 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867A7B?: The complementary color is #7A8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.