What color is #868B88?

#868B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868B88?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 136: 134 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868B88?

The complementary color is #8B8689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868B88 color

#868B88 rgb(134, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (134, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#868B88 color codes

HEX	`#868B88`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -2.43, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 2.61, 158.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.507, 25.311, 26.935)`
Decimal	`8817544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868B88, 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 #868B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #868B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868b88; }
.text { color: #868b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868b88, #868b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #868B88?: #868B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868B88?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 136: 134 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868B88?: The complementary color is #8B8689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.