What color is #858981?

#858981 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858981?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 129: 133 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858981?

The complementary color is #858189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858981 color

#858981 rgb(133, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858981 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (133, 137, 129).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#858981 color codes

HEX	`#858981`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -3.04, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 4.84, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.58, 24.463, 24.297)`
Decimal	`8751489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858981, 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 #858981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #858981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858981; }
.text { color: #858981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858981, #818981); }

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Questions

What color is #858981?: #858981 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858981?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 129: 133 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858981?: The complementary color is #858189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.