What color is #858474?

#858474 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858474?

The RGB value is 133, 132, 116: 133 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858474?

The complementary color is #747585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858474 color

#858474 rgb(133, 132, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858474 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (133, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#858474 color codes

HEX	`#858474`
RGB	`rgb(133, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -2.6, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 9.16, 106.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.076, 22.75, 19.801)`
Decimal	`8750196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858474, 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 #858474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #858474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858474; }
.text { color: #858474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858474, #7e8574); }

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Questions

What color is #858474?: #858474 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858474?: The RGB value is 133, 132, 116: 133 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858474?: The complementary color is #747585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.