What color is #858B8B?

#858B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858B8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #858B8B?

The complementary color is #8B8585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858B8B color

#858B8B rgb(133, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858B8B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#858B8B color codes

HEX	`#858B8B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -2.19, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 2.32, 199.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.565, 25.316, 28.066)`
Decimal	`8752011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858B8B, 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 #858B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #858B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858b8b; }
.text { color: #858b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858b8b, #85888b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #858B8B?: #858B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858B8B?: The RGB value is 133, 139, 139: 133 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858B8B?: The complementary color is #8B8585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.