What color is #858870?

#858870 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858870?

The RGB value is 133, 136, 112: 133 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858870?

The complementary color is #737088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858870 color

#858870 rgb(133, 136, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858870 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 43.9% blue (133, 136, 112).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#858870 color codes

HEX	`#858870`
RGB	`rgb(133, 136, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -5.52, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 13.7, 113.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.401, 23.765, 18.786)`
Decimal	`8751216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858870, 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 #858870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #858870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858870; }
.text { color: #858870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 136 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858870, #798870); }

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Questions

What color is #858870?: #858870 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858870?: The RGB value is 133, 136, 112: 133 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858870?: The complementary color is #737088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.