What color is #858879?

#858879 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858879?

The RGB value is 133, 136, 121: 133 red, 136 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858879?

The complementary color is #7C7988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858879 color

#858879 rgb(133, 136, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858879 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 47.5% blue (133, 136, 121).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#858879 color codes

HEX	`#858879`
RGB	`rgb(133, 136, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, -3.96, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 8.64, 117.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.928, 23.975, 21.558)`
Decimal	`8751225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858879, 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 #858879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #858879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858879; }
.text { color: #858879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 136 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858879, #7e8879); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858879?: #858879 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858879?: The RGB value is 133, 136, 121: 133 red, 136 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858879?: The complementary color is #7C7988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.