What color is #858996?

#858996 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858996?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 150: 133 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858996?

The complementary color is #969285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858996 color

#858996 rgb(133, 137, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (133, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#858996 color codes

HEX	`#858996`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 1.25, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 7.53, 279.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.122, 25.08, 32.418)`
Decimal	`8751510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858996, 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 #858996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #858996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858996; }
.text { color: #858996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858996, #8a8596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #858996?: #858996 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858996?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 150: 133 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858996?: The complementary color is #969285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.