What color is #86867D?

#86867D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86867D?

The RGB value is 134, 134, 125: 134 red, 134 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86867D?

The complementary color is #7D7D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86867D?

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.

#86867D color

#86867D rgb(134, 134, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86867D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.5% green and 49% blue (134, 134, 125).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86867D color codes

HEX	`#86867D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 134, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.68, -1.72, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.68, 5.14, 109.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.058, 23.599, 22.791)`
Decimal	`8816253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86867D, 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 #86867D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86867D 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 #86867D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86867d; }
.text { color: #86867d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86867d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 134 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86867d, #82867d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86867D?: #86867D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86867D?: The RGB value is 134, 134, 125: 134 red, 134 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86867D?: The complementary color is #7D7D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86867D?: 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.