What color is #869688?

#869688 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869688?

The RGB value is 134, 150, 136: 134 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869688?

The complementary color is #968694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869688 color

#869688 rgb(134, 150, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.8% green and 53.3% blue (134, 150, 136).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#869688 color codes

HEX	`#869688`
RGB	`rgb(134, 150, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, -8.52, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 10.11, 147.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.181, 28.658, 27.493)`
Decimal	`8820360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869688, 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 #869688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #869688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869688; }
.text { color: #869688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 150 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869688, #869690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #869688?: #869688 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869688?: The RGB value is 134, 150, 136: 134 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869688?: The complementary color is #968694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.