What color is #867F95?

#867F95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867F95?

The RGB value is 134, 127, 149: 134 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867F95?

The complementary color is #8E957F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867F95 color

#867F95 rgb(134, 127, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867F95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.8% green and 58.4% blue (134, 127, 149).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#867F95 color codes

HEX	`#867F95`
RGB	`rgb(134, 127, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 7.14, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 12.99, 303.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.845, 22.417, 31.551)`
Decimal	`8814485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867F95, 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 #867F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #867F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867f95; }
.text { color: #867f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 127 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867f95, #917f95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #867F95?: #867F95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867F95?: The RGB value is 134, 127, 149: 134 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867F95?: The complementary color is #8E957F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.