What color is #868876?

#868876 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868876?

The RGB value is 134, 136, 118: 134 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868876?

The complementary color is #787688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868876 color

#868876 rgb(134, 136, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868876 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.3% green and 46.3% blue (134, 136, 118).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#868876 color codes

HEX	`#868876`
RGB	`rgb(134, 136, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, -4.1, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 10.28, 113.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.905, 23.985, 20.612)`
Decimal	`8816758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868876, 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 #868876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #868876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868876; }
.text { color: #868876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 136 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868876, #7d8876); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868876?: #868876 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868876?: The RGB value is 134, 136, 118: 134 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868876?: The complementary color is #787688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.