What color is #858B6A?

#858B6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858B6A?

The RGB value is 133, 139, 106: 133 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858B6A?

The complementary color is #706A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858B6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858B6A color

#858B6A rgb(133, 139, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #858B6A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.5% green and 41.6% blue (133, 139, 106).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#858B6A color codes

HEX	`#858B6A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 139, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -8.15, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 18.82, 115.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.507, 24.493, 17.227)`
Decimal	`8751978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858B6A, 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 #858B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #858B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858b6a; }
.text { color: #858b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 139 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858b6a, #758b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858B6A?: #858B6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858B6A?: The RGB value is 133, 139, 106: 133 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858B6A?: The complementary color is #706A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858B6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.