What color is #858576?

#858576 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858576?

The RGB value is 133, 133, 118: 133 red, 133 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858576?

The complementary color is #767685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858576 color

#858576 rgb(133, 133, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858576 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.2% green and 46.3% blue (133, 133, 118).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#858576 color codes

HEX	`#858576`
RGB	`rgb(133, 133, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.14, -2.81, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.14, 8.57, 109.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.33, 23.07, 20.465)`
Decimal	`8750454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858576, 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 #858576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #858576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858576; }
.text { color: #858576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 133 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858576, #7e8576); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858576?: #858576 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858576?: The RGB value is 133, 133, 118: 133 red, 133 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858576?: The complementary color is #767685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.