What color is #858B99?

#858B99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858B99?

The RGB value is 133, 139, 153: 133 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858B99?

The complementary color is #999385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858B99 color

#858B99 rgb(133, 139, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858B99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.5% green and 60% blue (133, 139, 153).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#858B99 color codes

HEX	`#858B99`
RGB	`rgb(133, 139, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, 0.77, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 8.22, 275.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.654, 25.751, 33.802)`
Decimal	`8752025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858B99, 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 #858B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #858B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858b99; }
.text { color: #858b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 139 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858b99, #898599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #858B99?: #858B99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858B99?: The RGB value is 133, 139, 153: 133 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858B99?: The complementary color is #999385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.