What color is #868490?

#868490 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868490?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 144: 134 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868490?

The complementary color is #8E9084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868490 color

#868490 rgb(134, 132, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868490 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 56.5% blue (134, 132, 144).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#868490 color codes

HEX	`#868490`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 3.18, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 6.93, 297.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.116, 23.584, 29.715)`
Decimal	`8815760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868490, 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 #868490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #868490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868490; }
.text { color: #868490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868490, #8c8490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #868490?: #868490 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868490?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 144: 134 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868490?: The complementary color is #8E9084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.