What color is #86847F?

#86847F is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86847F?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 127: 134 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86847F?

The complementary color is #7F8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86847F?

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.

#86847F color

#86847F rgb(134, 132, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86847F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (134, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#86847F color codes

HEX	`#86847F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, -0.21, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 2.97, 94.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.913, 23.103, 23.38)`
Decimal	`8815743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86847F, 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 #86847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86847F 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 #86847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86847f; }
.text { color: #86847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86847f, #84867f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86847F?: #86847F is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86847F?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 127: 134 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86847F?: The complementary color is #7F8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86847F?: 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.