What color is #867F86?

#867F86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867F86?

The RGB value is 134, 127, 134: 134 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867F86?

The complementary color is #7F867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867F86 color

#867F86 rgb(134, 127, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867F86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (134, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#867F86 color codes

HEX	`#867F86`
RGB	`rgb(134, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, 4.01, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 4.91, 324.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.723, 21.968, 25.646)`
Decimal	`8814470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867F86, 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 #867F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #867F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867f86; }
.text { color: #867f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867f86, #867f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #867F86?: #867F86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867F86?: The RGB value is 134, 127, 134: 134 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867F86?: The complementary color is #7F867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.