What color is #868F95?

#868F95 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868F95?

The RGB value is 134, 143, 149: 134 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868F95?

The complementary color is #958C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868F95 color

#868F95 rgb(134, 143, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868F95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (134, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#868F95 color codes

HEX	`#868F95`
RGB	`rgb(134, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -2.01, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 4.75, 244.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.078, 26.883, 32.296)`
Decimal	`8818581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868F95, 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 #868F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #868F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868f95; }
.text { color: #868f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868f95, #868895); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868F95?: #868F95 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868F95?: The RGB value is 134, 143, 149: 134 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868F95?: The complementary color is #958C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.