What color is #867C90?

#867C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867C90?

The RGB value is 134, 124, 144: 134 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867C90?

The complementary color is #86907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867C90 color

#867C90 rgb(134, 124, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867C90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.6% green and 56.5% blue (134, 124, 144).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#867C90 color codes

HEX	`#867C90`
RGB	`rgb(134, 124, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 7.81, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 12.23, 309.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.072, 21.497, 29.367)`
Decimal	`8813712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867C90, 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 #867C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #867C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867c90; }
.text { color: #867c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 124 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867c90, #907c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #867C90?: #867C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867C90?: The RGB value is 134, 124, 144: 134 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867C90?: The complementary color is #86907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.