What color is #869AA4?

#869AA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869AA4?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 164: 134 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869AA4?

The complementary color is #A49086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869AA4 color

#869AA4 rgb(134, 154, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869AA4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (134, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#869AA4 color codes

HEX	`#869AA4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, -4.85, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 9.01, 237.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.086, 30.859, 39.591)`
Decimal	`8821412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869AA4, 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 #869AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #869AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869aa4; }
.text { color: #869aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869aa4, #868ba4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #869AA4?: #869AA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869AA4?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 164: 134 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869AA4?: The complementary color is #A49086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.