What color is #868786?

#868786 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868786?

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

What is the complementary color of #868786?

The complementary color is #878687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868786 color

#868786 rgb(134, 135, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868786 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 0% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Base (#878786), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#868786 color codes

HEX	`#868786`
RGB	`rgb(134, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 0%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, -0.57, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 0.7, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.798, 24.117, 26.004)`
Decimal	`8816518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868786, 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 #868786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #868786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868786; }
.text { color: #868786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868786, #868787); }

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Questions

What color is #868786?: #868786 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868786?: The RGB value is 134, 135, 134: 134 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868786?: The complementary color is #878687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.