What color is #868881?

#868881 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868881?

The RGB value is 134, 136, 129: 134 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868881?

The complementary color is #838188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868881 color

#868881 rgb(134, 136, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868881 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (134, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#868881 color codes

HEX	`#868881`
RGB	`rgb(134, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, -2.1, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 4.08, 120.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.598, 24.262, 24.257)`
Decimal	`8816769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868881, 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 #868881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #868881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868881; }
.text { color: #868881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868881, #838881); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868881?: #868881 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868881?: The RGB value is 134, 136, 129: 134 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868881?: The complementary color is #838188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.