What color is #858961?

#858961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858961?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 97: 133 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858961?

The complementary color is #656189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858961?

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.

#858961 color

#858961 rgb(133, 137, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858961 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (133, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#858961 color codes

HEX	`#858961`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.83, -8.41, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.83, 22.64, 111.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.776, 23.741, 14.795)`
Decimal	`8751457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858961, 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 #858961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858961 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 #858961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858961; }
.text { color: #858961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858961, #718961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858961?: #858961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858961?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 97: 133 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858961?: The complementary color is #656189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858961?: 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.