What color is #869C8F?

#869C8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869C8F?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 143: 134 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869C8F?

The complementary color is #9C8693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869C8F?

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.

#869C8F color

#869C8F rgb(134, 156, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869C8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 56.1% blue (134, 156, 143).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#869C8F color codes

HEX	`#869C8F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -10.4, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 11.22, 157.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.677, 30.828, 30.526)`
Decimal	`8821903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869C8F, 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 #869C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869C8F 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 #869C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869c8f; }
.text { color: #869c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869c8f, #869c9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #869C8F?: #869C8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869C8F?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 143: 134 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869C8F?: The complementary color is #9C8693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869C8F?: 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.