What color is #869EAA?

#869EAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869EAA?

The RGB value is 134, 158, 170: 134 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869EAA?

The complementary color is #AA9286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869EAA color

#869EAA rgb(134, 158, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #869EAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (134, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#869EAA color codes

HEX	`#869EAA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, -5.69, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 10.68, 237.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.312, 32.423, 42.736)`
Decimal	`8822442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869EAA, 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 #869EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #869EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869eaa; }
.text { color: #869eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869eaa, #868caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #869EAA?: #869EAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869EAA?: The RGB value is 134, 158, 170: 134 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869EAA?: The complementary color is #AA9286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.