What color is #867D90?

#867D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867D90?

The RGB value is 134, 125, 144: 134 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867D90?

The complementary color is #87907D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867D90 color

#867D90 rgb(134, 125, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867D90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (134, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#867D90 color codes

HEX	`#867D90`
RGB	`rgb(134, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, 7.23, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 11.55, 308.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.198, 21.749, 29.409)`
Decimal	`8813968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867D90, 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 #867D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #867D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867d90; }
.text { color: #867d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867d90, #907d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #867D90?: #867D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867D90?: The RGB value is 134, 125, 144: 134 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867D90?: The complementary color is #87907D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.