What color is #858C92?

#858C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858C92?

The RGB value is 133, 140, 146: 133 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858C92?

The complementary color is #928B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858C92 color

#858C92 rgb(133, 140, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858C92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.9% green and 57.3% blue (133, 140, 146).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#858C92 color codes

HEX	`#858C92`
RGB	`rgb(133, 140, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 9%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -1.31, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 4.28, 252.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.238, 25.818, 30.895)`
Decimal	`8752274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858C92, 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 #858C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #858C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858c92; }
.text { color: #858c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 140 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858c92, #858692); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858C92?: #858C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858C92?: The RGB value is 133, 140, 146: 133 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858C92?: The complementary color is #928B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.