What color is #868EA6?

#868EA6 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 #868EA6?

The RGB value is 134, 142, 166: 134 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868EA6?

The complementary color is #A69E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868EA6 color

#868EA6 rgb(134, 142, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868EA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.7% green and 65.1% blue (134, 142, 166).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#868EA6 color codes

HEX	`#868EA6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 142, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, 2.34, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 13.82, 279.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.386, 27.167, 39.923)`
Decimal	`8818342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868EA6, 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 #868EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #868EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868ea6; }
.text { color: #868ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 142 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868ea6, #8e86a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868EA6?: #868EA6 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 #868EA6?: The RGB value is 134, 142, 166: 134 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868EA6?: The complementary color is #A69E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.