What color is #86948C?

#86948C 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 #86948C?

The RGB value is 134, 148, 140: 134 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86948C?

The complementary color is #94868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86948C?

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.

#86948C color

#86948C rgb(134, 148, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86948C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (134, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86948C color codes

HEX	`#86948C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, -6.64, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 7.1, 159.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.154, 28.141, 28.912)`
Decimal	`8819852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86948C, 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 #86948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86948C 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 #86948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86948c; }
.text { color: #86948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86948c, #869493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #86948C?: #86948C 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 #86948C?: The RGB value is 134, 148, 140: 134 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86948C?: The complementary color is #94868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86948C?: 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.