What color is #858C88?

#858C88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858C88?

The RGB value is 133, 140, 136: 133 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858C88?

The complementary color is #8C8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858C88?

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.

#858C88 color

#858C88 rgb(133, 140, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858C88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (133, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#858C88 color codes

HEX	`#858C88`
RGB	`rgb(133, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -3.36, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 3.58, 159.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.494, 25.52, 26.976)`
Decimal	`8752264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858C88, 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 #858C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858C88 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 #858C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858c88; }
.text { color: #858c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858c88, #858c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #858C88?: #858C88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858C88?: The RGB value is 133, 140, 136: 133 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858C88?: The complementary color is #8C8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858C88?: 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.