What color is #868B95?

#868B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868B95?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 149: 134 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868B95?

The complementary color is #959086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868B95 color

#868B95 rgb(134, 139, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868B95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 58.4% blue (134, 139, 149).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#868B95 color codes

HEX	`#868B95`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, 0.25, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 5.95, 272.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.488, 25.703, 32.099)`
Decimal	`8817557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868B95, 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 #868B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #868B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868b95; }
.text { color: #868b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868b95, #898695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #868B95?: #868B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868B95?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 149: 134 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868B95?: The complementary color is #959086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.