What color is #869AA9?

#869AA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869AA9?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 169: 134 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869AA9?

The complementary color is #A99586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869AA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869AA9 color

#869AA9 rgb(134, 154, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869AA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 66.3% blue (134, 154, 169).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#869AA9 color codes

HEX	`#869AA9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, -3.71, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 10.84, 249.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.547, 31.043, 42.016)`
Decimal	`8821417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869AA9, 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 #869AA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869AA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #869AA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869aa9; }
.text { color: #869aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869aa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869aa9, #8688a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #869AA9?: #869AA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869AA9?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 169: 134 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869AA9?: The complementary color is #A99586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869AA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.