What color is #86949B?

#86949B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86949B?

The RGB value is 134, 148, 155: 134 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86949B?

The complementary color is #9B8D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86949B color

#86949B rgb(134, 148, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86949B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (134, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#86949B color codes

HEX	`#86949B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, -3.51, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 6.44, 236.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.336, 28.614, 35.14)`
Decimal	`8819867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86949B, 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 #86949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #86949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86949b; }
.text { color: #86949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86949b, #868a9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #86949B?: #86949B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86949B?: The RGB value is 134, 148, 155: 134 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86949B?: The complementary color is #9B8D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.