What color is #868BA6?

#868BA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868BA6?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 166: 134 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868BA6?

The complementary color is #A6A186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868BA6 color

#868BA6 rgb(134, 139, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868BA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 65.1% blue (134, 139, 166).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#868BA6 color codes

HEX	`#868BA6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, 4.06, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 15.4, 285.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.945, 26.286, 39.776)`
Decimal	`8817574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868BA6, 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 #868BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #868BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868ba6; }
.text { color: #868ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868ba6, #9186a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868BA6?: #868BA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868BA6?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 166: 134 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868BA6?: The complementary color is #A6A186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.