What color is #86869A?

#86869A 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 #86869A?

The RGB value is 134, 134, 154: 134 red, 134 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86869A?

The complementary color is #9A9A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86869A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86869A color

#86869A rgb(134, 134, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86869A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.5% green and 60.4% blue (134, 134, 154).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#86869A color codes

HEX	`#86869A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 134, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 4.19, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 11.43, 291.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.188, 24.451, 34.011)`
Decimal	`8816282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86869A, 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 #86869A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86869A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #86869A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86869a; }
.text { color: #86869a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86869a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 134 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86869a, #90869a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86869A?: #86869A 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 #86869A?: The RGB value is 134, 134, 154: 134 red, 134 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86869A?: The complementary color is #9A9A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86869A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.