What color is #869C8A?

#869C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869C8A?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 138: 134 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869C8A?

The complementary color is #9C8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869C8A color

#869C8A rgb(134, 156, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #869C8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (134, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#869C8A color codes

HEX	`#869C8A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, -11.38, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 13.28, 148.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.306, 30.68, 28.576)`
Decimal	`8821898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869C8A, 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 #869C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #869C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869c8a; }
.text { color: #869c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869c8a, #869c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869C8A?: #869C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869C8A?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 138: 134 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869C8A?: The complementary color is #9C8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.