What color is #868A6B?

#868A6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868A6B?

The RGB value is 134, 138, 107: 134 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868A6B?

The complementary color is #6F6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868A6B?

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.

#868A6B color

#868A6B rgb(134, 138, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868A6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.1% green and 42% blue (134, 138, 107).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#868A6B color codes

HEX	`#868A6B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 138, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, -7.04, 16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 17.62, 113.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.574, 24.307, 17.462)`
Decimal	`8817259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868A6B, 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 #868A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868A6B 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 #868A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868a6b; }
.text { color: #868a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 138 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868a6b, #778a6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868A6B?: #868A6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868A6B?: The RGB value is 134, 138, 107: 134 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868A6B?: The complementary color is #6F6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868A6B?: 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.