What color is #868C8A?

#868C8A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868C8A?

The RGB value is 134, 140, 138: 134 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868C8A?

The complementary color is #8C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868C8A color

#868C8A rgb(134, 140, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868C8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.9% green and 54.1% blue (134, 140, 138).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#868C8A color codes

HEX	`#868C8A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 140, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -2.59, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 2.61, 173.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.796, 25.659, 27.739)`
Decimal	`8817802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868C8A, 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 #868C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #868C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868c8a; }
.text { color: #868c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 140 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868c8a, #868b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #868C8A?: #868C8A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868C8A?: The RGB value is 134, 140, 138: 134 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868C8A?: The complementary color is #8C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.