What color is #86928A?

#86928A 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 #86928A?

The RGB value is 134, 146, 138: 134 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86928A?

The complementary color is #92868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86928A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86928A color

#86928A rgb(134, 146, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86928A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.3% green and 54.1% blue (134, 146, 138).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#86928A color codes

HEX	`#86928A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 146, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, -5.93, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 6.54, 155.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.697, 27.461, 28.039)`
Decimal	`8819338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86928A, 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 #86928A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86928A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #86928A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86928a; }
.text { color: #86928a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86928a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 146 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86928a, #869290); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #86928A?: #86928A 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 #86928A?: The RGB value is 134, 146, 138: 134 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86928A?: The complementary color is #92868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86928A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.