What color is #86929F?

#86929F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86929F?

The RGB value is 134, 146, 159: 134 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86929F?

The complementary color is #9F9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86929F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86929F color

#86929F rgb(134, 146, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86929F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.3% green and 62.4% blue (134, 146, 159).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#86929F color codes

HEX	`#86929F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 146, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, -1.51, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 8.45, 259.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.367, 28.129, 36.834)`
Decimal	`8819359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86929F, 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 #86929F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86929F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #86929F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86929f; }
.text { color: #86929f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86929f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 146 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86929f, #86869f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86929F?: #86929F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86929F?: The RGB value is 134, 146, 159: 134 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86929F?: The complementary color is #9F9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86929F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.