What color is #858B91?

#858B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858B91?

The RGB value is 133, 139, 145: 133 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858B91?

The complementary color is #918B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858B91 color

#858B91 rgb(133, 139, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858B91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.5% green and 56.9% blue (133, 139, 145).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#858B91 color codes

HEX	`#858B91`
RGB	`rgb(133, 139, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, -0.95, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 4.07, 256.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.015, 25.496, 30.439)`
Decimal	`8752017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858B91, 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 #858B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #858B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858b91; }
.text { color: #858b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 139 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858b91, #858591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #858B91?: #858B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858B91?: The RGB value is 133, 139, 145: 133 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858B91?: The complementary color is #918B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.