What color is #858C79?

#858C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858C79?

The RGB value is 133, 140, 121: 133 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858C79?

The complementary color is #80798C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858C79 color

#858C79 rgb(133, 140, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858C79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.9% green and 47.5% blue (133, 140, 121).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#858C79 color codes

HEX	`#858C79`
RGB	`rgb(133, 140, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.2, -6.19, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.2, 11.16, 123.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.502, 25.123, 21.749)`
Decimal	`8752249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858C79, 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 #858C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #858C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858c79; }
.text { color: #858c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 140 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858c79, #7b8c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #858C79?: #858C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858C79?: The RGB value is 133, 140, 121: 133 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858C79?: The complementary color is #80798C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.