What color is #868995?

#868995 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868995?

The RGB value is 134, 137, 149: 134 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868995?

The complementary color is #959286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868995 color

#868995 rgb(134, 137, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868995 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.7% green and 58.4% blue (134, 137, 149).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#868995 color codes

HEX	`#868995`
RGB	`rgb(134, 137, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.2, 1.39, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.2, 6.91, 281.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.201, 25.129, 32.003)`
Decimal	`8817045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868995, 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 #868995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #868995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868995; }
.text { color: #868995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 137 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868995, #8b8695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #868995?: #868995 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868995?: The RGB value is 134, 137, 149: 134 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868995?: The complementary color is #959286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.