What color is #86868E?

#86868E 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 #86868E?

The RGB value is 134, 134, 142: 134 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86868E?

The complementary color is #8E8E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86868E color

#86868E rgb(134, 134, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86868E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (134, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#86868E color codes

HEX	`#86868E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, 1.62, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 4.57, 290.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.238, 24.071, 29.008)`
Decimal	`8816270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86868E, 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 #86868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #86868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86868e; }
.text { color: #86868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86868e, #8a868e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #86868E?: #86868E 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 #86868E?: The RGB value is 134, 134, 142: 134 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86868E?: The complementary color is #8E8E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.