What color is #869DA0?

#869DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869DA0?

The RGB value is 134, 157, 160: 134 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869DA0?

The complementary color is #A08986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869DA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869DA0 color

#869DA0 rgb(134, 157, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869DA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.6% green and 62.7% blue (134, 157, 160).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#869DA0 color codes

HEX	`#869DA0`
RGB	`rgb(134, 157, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, -7.38, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 8.53, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.232, 31.72, 37.886)`
Decimal	`8822176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869DA0, 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 #869DA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869DA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #869DA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869da0; }
.text { color: #869da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869da0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 157 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869da0, #8690a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #869DA0?: #869DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869DA0?: The RGB value is 134, 157, 160: 134 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869DA0?: The complementary color is #A08986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869DA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.