What color is #868783?

#868783 is a gray, closest to the named color Jumbo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868783?

The RGB value is 134, 135, 131: 134 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868783?

The complementary color is #848387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868783 color

#868783 rgb(134, 135, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868783 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.9% green and 51.4% blue (134, 135, 131).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Jumbo (#878785), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#868783 color codes

HEX	`#868783`
RGB	`rgb(134, 135, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, -1.15, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 2.32, 119.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.592, 24.035, 24.917)`
Decimal	`8816515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868783, 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 #868783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #868783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868783; }
.text { color: #868783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 135 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868783, #848783); }

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Questions

What color is #868783?: #868783 is a gray, closest to the named color Jumbo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868783?: The RGB value is 134, 135, 131: 134 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868783?: The complementary color is #848387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.