What color is #858B89?

#858B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858B89?

The RGB value is 133, 139, 137: 133 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858B89?

The complementary color is #8B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858B89 color

#858B89 rgb(133, 139, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858B89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (133, 139, 137).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#858B89 color codes

HEX	`#858B89`
RGB	`rgb(133, 139, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -2.6, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 2.61, 173.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.42, 25.258, 27.303)`
Decimal	`8752009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858B89, 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 #858B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #858B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858b89; }
.text { color: #858b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 139 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858b89, #858a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #858B89?: #858B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858B89?: The RGB value is 133, 139, 137: 133 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858B89?: The complementary color is #8B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.