What color is #86807B?

#86807B is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86807B?

The RGB value is 134, 128, 123: 134 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86807B?

The complementary color is #7B8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86807B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86807B color

#86807B rgb(134, 128, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86807B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (134, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86807B color codes

HEX	`#86807B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 1.32, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 3.76, 69.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.125, 21.937, 21.856)`
Decimal	`8814715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86807B, 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 #86807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #86807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86807b; }
.text { color: #86807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86807b, #86857b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #86807B?: #86807B is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86807B?: The RGB value is 134, 128, 123: 134 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86807B?: The complementary color is #7B8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86807B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.