What color is #868699?

#868699 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868699?

The RGB value is 134, 134, 153: 134 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868699?

The complementary color is #999986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868699 color

#868699 rgb(134, 134, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868699 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.5% green and 60% blue (134, 134, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#868699 color codes

HEX	`#868699`
RGB	`rgb(134, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, 3.97, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 10.86, 291.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 24.418, 33.574)`
Decimal	`8816281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868699, 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 #868699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #868699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868699; }
.text { color: #868699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868699, #908699); }

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Questions

What color is #868699?: #868699 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868699?: The RGB value is 134, 134, 153: 134 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868699?: The complementary color is #999986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.