What color is #869789?

#869789 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869789?

The RGB value is 134, 151, 137: 134 red, 151 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869789?

The complementary color is #978694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869789 color

#869789 rgb(134, 151, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869789 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 59.2% green and 53.7% blue (134, 151, 137).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#869789 color codes

HEX	`#869789`
RGB	`rgb(134, 151, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 59.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -8.87, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 10.35, 149.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.413, 29.007, 27.922)`
Decimal	`8820617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869789, 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 #869789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #869789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869789; }
.text { color: #869789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 151 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869789, #869791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #869789?: #869789 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869789?: The RGB value is 134, 151, 137: 134 red, 151 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869789?: The complementary color is #978694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.