What color is #869C9A?

#869C9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869C9A?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 154: 134 red, 156 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869C9A?

The complementary color is #9C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869C9A color

#869C9A rgb(134, 156, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869C9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 60.4% blue (134, 156, 154).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#869C9A color codes

HEX	`#869C9A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -8.13, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 8.28, 190.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.551, 31.178, 35.132)`
Decimal	`8821914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869C9A, 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 #869C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #869C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869c9a; }
.text { color: #869c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869c9a, #86939c); }

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Questions

What color is #869C9A?: #869C9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869C9A?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 154: 134 red, 156 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869C9A?: The complementary color is #9C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.