What color is #858661?

#858661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858661?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 97: 133 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858661?

The complementary color is #626186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858661 color

#858661 rgb(133, 134, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858661 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 38% blue (133, 134, 97).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#858661 color codes

HEX	`#858661`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -6.75, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 20.98, 108.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.356, 22.9, 14.655)`
Decimal	`8750689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858661, 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 #858661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #858661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858661; }
.text { color: #858661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858661, #738661); }

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Questions

What color is #858661?: #858661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858661?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 97: 133 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858661?: The complementary color is #626186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.