What color is #868286?

#868286 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868286?

The RGB value is 134, 130, 134: 134 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868286?

The complementary color is #828682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868286 color

#868286 rgb(134, 130, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868286 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51% green and 52.5% blue (134, 130, 134).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#868286 color codes

HEX	`#868286`
RGB	`rgb(134, 130, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, 2.28, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 2.8, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.117, 22.755, 25.777)`
Decimal	`8815238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868286, 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 #868286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #868286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868286; }
.text { color: #868286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 130 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868286, #868284); }

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Questions

What color is #868286?: #868286 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868286?: The RGB value is 134, 130, 134: 134 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868286?: The complementary color is #828682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.