What color is #868078?

#868078 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868078?

The RGB value is 134, 128, 120: 134 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868078?

The complementary color is #787E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868078 color

#868078 rgb(134, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868078 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (134, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#868078 color codes

HEX	`#868078`
RGB	`rgb(134, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 0.77, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 5.21, 81.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.941, 21.863, 20.882)`
Decimal	`8814712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868078, 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 #868078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #868078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868078; }
.text { color: #868078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868078, #858678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #868078?: #868078 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868078?: The RGB value is 134, 128, 120: 134 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868078?: The complementary color is #787E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.