What color is #868E83?

#868E83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868E83?

The RGB value is 134, 142, 131: 134 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868E83?

The complementary color is #8B838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868E83 color

#868E83 rgb(134, 142, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868E83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (134, 142, 131).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#868E83 color codes

HEX	`#868E83`
RGB	`rgb(134, 142, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -5.08, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 7.02, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.601, 26.053, 25.254)`
Decimal	`8818307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868E83, 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 #868E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #868E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868e83; }
.text { color: #868e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 142 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868e83, #838e85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #868E83?: #868E83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868E83?: The RGB value is 134, 142, 131: 134 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868E83?: The complementary color is #8B838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.