What color is #867A7E?

#867A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867A7E?

The RGB value is 134, 122, 126: 134 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867A7E?

The complementary color is #7A8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867A7E color

#867A7E rgb(134, 122, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867A7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.8% green and 49.4% blue (134, 122, 126).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#867A7E color codes

HEX	`#867A7E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 122, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, 5.34, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 5.36, 354.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.557, 20.494, 22.607)`
Decimal	`8813182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867A7E, 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 #867A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #867A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867a7e; }
.text { color: #867a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 122 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867a7e, #867c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #867A7E?: #867A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867A7E?: The RGB value is 134, 122, 126: 134 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867A7E?: The complementary color is #7A8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.