What color is #869A99?

#869A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869A99?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 153: 134 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869A99?

The complementary color is #9A8687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869A99 color

#869A99 rgb(134, 154, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (134, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#869A99 color codes

HEX	`#869A99`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -7.26, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 7.49, 194.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.135, 30.479, 34.584)`
Decimal	`8821401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869A99, 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 #869A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #869A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869a99; }
.text { color: #869a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869a99, #86919a); }

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Questions

What color is #869A99?: #869A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869A99?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 153: 134 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869A99?: The complementary color is #9A8687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.