What color is #868494?

#868494 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868494?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 148: 134 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868494?

The complementary color is #929484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868494 color

#868494 rgb(134, 132, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868494 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 58% blue (134, 132, 148).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#868494 color codes

HEX	`#868494`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 4.03, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 9.21, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.427, 23.709, 31.353)`
Decimal	`8815764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868494, 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 #868494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #868494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868494; }
.text { color: #868494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868494, #8e8494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #868494?: #868494 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868494?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 148: 134 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868494?: The complementary color is #929484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.