What color is #858975?

#858975 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858975?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 117: 133 red, 137 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858975?

The complementary color is #797589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858975 color

#858975 rgb(133, 137, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 45.9% blue (133, 137, 117).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#858975 color codes

HEX	`#858975`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, -5.22, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 11.49, 117.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.829, 24.162, 20.34)`
Decimal	`8751477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858975, 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 #858975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #858975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858975; }
.text { color: #858975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858975, #7b8975); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858975?: #858975 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858975?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 117: 133 red, 137 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858975?: The complementary color is #797589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.