What color is #869598?

#869598 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869598?

The RGB value is 134, 149, 152: 134 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869598?

The complementary color is #988986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869598 color

#869598 rgb(134, 149, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869598 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (134, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#869598 color codes

HEX	`#869598`
RGB	`rgb(134, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -4.71, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 5.82, 215.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.245, 28.83, 33.882)`
Decimal	`8820120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869598, 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 #869598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #869598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869598; }
.text { color: #869598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869598, #868c98); }

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Questions

What color is #869598?: #869598 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869598?: The RGB value is 134, 149, 152: 134 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869598?: The complementary color is #988986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.