What color is #858A54?

#858A54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858A54?

The RGB value is 133, 138, 84: 133 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858A54?

The complementary color is #59548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858A54 color

#858A54 rgb(133, 138, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858A54 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.1% green and 32.9% blue (133, 138, 84).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#858A54 color codes

HEX	`#858A54`
RGB	`rgb(133, 138, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, -10.7, 28.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 30.26, 110.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.362, 23.804, 11.908)`
Decimal	`8751700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858A54, 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 #858A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #858A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858a54; }
.text { color: #858a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 138 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858a54, #6a8a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #858A54?: #858A54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858A54?: The RGB value is 133, 138, 84: 133 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858A54?: The complementary color is #59548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.