What color is #867B8B?

#867B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867B8B?

The RGB value is 134, 123, 139: 134 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867B8B?

The complementary color is #808B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867B8B color

#867B8B rgb(134, 123, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867B8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.2% green and 54.5% blue (134, 123, 139).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#867B8B color codes

HEX	`#867B8B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 123, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 7.34, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 10.24, 315.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.574, 21.098, 27.357)`
Decimal	`8813451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867B8B, 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 #867B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #867B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867b8b; }
.text { color: #867b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 123 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867b8b, #8b7b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #867B8B?: #867B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867B8B?: The RGB value is 134, 123, 139: 134 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867B8B?: The complementary color is #808B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.