What color is #868977?

#868977 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868977?

The RGB value is 134, 137, 119: 134 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868977?

The complementary color is #7A7789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868977 color

#868977 rgb(134, 137, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.7% green and 46.7% blue (134, 137, 119).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#868977 color codes

HEX	`#868977`
RGB	`rgb(134, 137, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, -4.49, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 10.31, 115.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.107, 24.292, 20.973)`
Decimal	`8817015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868977, 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 #868977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #868977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868977; }
.text { color: #868977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 137 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868977, #7d8977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868977?: #868977 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868977?: The RGB value is 134, 137, 119: 134 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868977?: The complementary color is #7A7789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.