What color is #869281?

#869281 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869281?

The RGB value is 134, 146, 129: 134 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869281?

The complementary color is #8D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869281 color

#869281 rgb(134, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (134, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#869281 color codes

HEX	`#869281`
RGB	`rgb(134, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, -7.66, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 10.75, 135.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.072, 27.211, 24.749)`
Decimal	`8819329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869281, 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 #869281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #869281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869281; }
.text { color: #869281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869281, #819284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #869281?: #869281 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869281?: The RGB value is 134, 146, 129: 134 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869281?: The complementary color is #8D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.