What color is #869295?

#869295 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869295?

The RGB value is 134, 146, 149: 134 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869295?

The complementary color is #958986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869295 color

#869295 rgb(134, 146, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869295 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (134, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#869295 color codes

HEX	`#869295`
RGB	`rgb(134, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -3.68, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 4.79, 219.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.534, 27.796, 32.448)`
Decimal	`8819349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869295, 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 #869295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #869295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869295; }
.text { color: #869295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869295, #868b95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #869295?: #869295 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869295?: The RGB value is 134, 146, 149: 134 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869295?: The complementary color is #958986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.