What color is #86969A?

#86969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86969A?

The RGB value is 134, 150, 154: 134 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86969A?

The complementary color is #9A8A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86969A color

#86969A rgb(134, 150, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86969A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (134, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% 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 6.84:1).

#86969A color codes

HEX	`#86969A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, -4.84, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 6.31, 219.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.569, 29.214, 34.805)`
Decimal	`8820378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86969A, 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 #86969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #86969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86969a; }
.text { color: #86969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86969a, #868c9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86969A?: #86969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86969A?: The RGB value is 134, 150, 154: 134 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86969A?: The complementary color is #9A8A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.