What color is #868388?

#868388 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868388?

The RGB value is 134, 131, 136: 134 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868388?

The complementary color is #858883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868388 color

#868388 rgb(134, 131, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868388 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (134, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#868388 color codes

HEX	`#868388`
RGB	`rgb(134, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 2.11, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 3.11, 312.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.391, 23.079, 26.563)`
Decimal	`8815496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868388, 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 #868388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #868388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868388; }
.text { color: #868388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868388, #888387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #868388?: #868388 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868388?: The RGB value is 134, 131, 136: 134 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868388?: The complementary color is #858883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.