What color is #858889?

#858889 is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858889?

The RGB value is 133, 136, 137: 133 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858889?

The complementary color is #898685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858889 color

#858889 rgb(133, 136, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858889 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (133, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aluminium (#848789), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#858889 color codes

HEX	`#858889`
RGB	`rgb(133, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 3%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -0.9, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 1.29, 225.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.992, 24.401, 27.161)`
Decimal	`8751241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858889, 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 #858889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #858889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858889; }
.text { color: #858889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858889, #858689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #858889?: #858889 is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858889?: The RGB value is 133, 136, 137: 133 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858889?: The complementary color is #898685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.