What color is #868A9A?

#868A9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868A9A?

The RGB value is 134, 138, 154: 134 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868A9A?

The complementary color is #9A9686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868A9A color

#868A9A rgb(134, 138, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868A9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.1% green and 60.4% blue (134, 138, 154).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#868A9A color codes

HEX	`#868A9A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 138, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 1.9, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 9.19, 281.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.751, 25.578, 34.199)`
Decimal	`8817306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868A9A, 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 #868A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #868A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868a9a; }
.text { color: #868a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 138 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868a9a, #8c869a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #868A9A?: #868A9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868A9A?: The RGB value is 134, 138, 154: 134 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868A9A?: The complementary color is #9A9686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.