What color is #867D86?

#867D86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867D86?

The RGB value is 134, 125, 134: 134 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867D86?

The complementary color is #7D867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867D86 color

#867D86 rgb(134, 125, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867D86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49% green and 52.5% blue (134, 125, 134).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% 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 5.29:1).

#867D86 color codes

HEX	`#867D86`
RGB	`rgb(134, 125, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 5.16, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 6.32, 324.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.468, 21.457, 25.56)`
Decimal	`8813958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867D86, 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 #867D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #867D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867d86; }
.text { color: #867d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 125 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867d86, #867d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #867D86?: #867D86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867D86?: The RGB value is 134, 125, 134: 134 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867D86?: The complementary color is #7D867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.