What color is #868E9B?

#868E9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868E9B?

The RGB value is 134, 142, 155: 134 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868E9B?

The complementary color is #9B9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868E9B color

#868E9B rgb(134, 142, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868E9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.7% green and 60.8% blue (134, 142, 155).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#868E9B color codes

HEX	`#868E9B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 142, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, -0.15, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 7.87, 268.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.42, 26.781, 34.834)`
Decimal	`8818331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868E9B, 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 #868E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #868E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868e9b; }
.text { color: #868e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 142 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868e9b, #89869b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #868E9B?: #868E9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868E9B?: The RGB value is 134, 142, 155: 134 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868E9B?: The complementary color is #9B9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.