Palettes / Colors / #868898

#868898 — Silver Grey

#868898 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #868898 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#868898 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #989686; it also sits naturally between #869198 and #8D8698. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 53% · Blue 60%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #868898

.text { color: #868898; }
.background { background-color: #868898; }
.border { border: 3px solid #868898; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 136, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 8%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #868898; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 136, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #868898; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 136, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#868898">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#868898">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #989686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #868898: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #868898

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #868898 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #868898 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #868898?

#868898 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 134, 136, 152). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #868898?

#868898 is RGB 134, 136, 152 — HSL 233°, 8%, 56% — CMYK 12%, 11%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #868898?

Its complement is #989686; analogous partners are #869198 and #8D8698. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #868898 for text?

Black text on #868898 has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.