What color is #858794?

#858794 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858794?

The RGB value is 133, 135, 148: 133 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858794?

The complementary color is #949285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858794 color

#858794 rgb(133, 135, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (133, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#858794 color codes

HEX	`#858794`
RGB	`rgb(133, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 1.96, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 7.45, 285.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.681, 24.452, 31.483)`
Decimal	`8750996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858794, 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 #858794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #858794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858794; }
.text { color: #858794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858794, #8b8594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #858794?: #858794 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858794?: The RGB value is 133, 135, 148: 133 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858794?: The complementary color is #949285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.