What color is #858676?

#858676 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858676?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 118: 133 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858676?

The complementary color is #777686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858676 color

#858676 rgb(133, 134, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858676 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 46.3% blue (133, 134, 118).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#858676 color codes

HEX	`#858676`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, -3.37, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 9.14, 111.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.468, 23.345, 20.511)`
Decimal	`8750710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858676, 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 #858676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #858676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858676; }
.text { color: #858676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858676, #7d8676); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858676?: #858676 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858676?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 118: 133 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858676?: The complementary color is #777686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.