What color is #86908A?

#86908A 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 #86908A?

The RGB value is 134, 144, 138: 134 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86908A?

The complementary color is #90868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86908A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86908A color

#86908A rgb(134, 144, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86908A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 56.5% green and 54.1% blue (134, 144, 138).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#86908A color codes

HEX	`#86908A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 144, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 56.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, -4.83, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 5.2, 158.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.391, 26.85, 27.937)`
Decimal	`8818826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86908A, 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 #86908A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86908A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #86908A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86908a; }
.text { color: #86908a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86908a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 144 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86908a, #86908f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #86908A?: #86908A 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 #86908A?: The RGB value is 134, 144, 138: 134 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86908A?: The complementary color is #90868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86908A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.