What color is #869A95?

#869A95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869A95?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 149: 134 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869A95?

The complementary color is #9A868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869A95 color

#869A95 rgb(134, 154, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869A95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (134, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#869A95 color codes

HEX	`#869A95`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -8.1, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 8.1, 178.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.811, 30.349, 32.873)`
Decimal	`8821397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869A95, 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 #869A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #869A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869a95; }
.text { color: #869a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869a95, #86959a); }

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Questions

What color is #869A95?: #869A95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869A95?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 149: 134 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869A95?: The complementary color is #9A868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.