What color is #858D73?

#858D73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858D73?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 115: 133 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D73?

The complementary color is #7B738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D73 color

#858D73 rgb(133, 141, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #858D73 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (133, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#858D73 color codes

HEX	`#858D73`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -7.78, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 15.08, 121.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.292, 25.274, 19.92)`
Decimal	`8752499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D73, 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 #858D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #858D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d73; }
.text { color: #858d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d73, #788d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858D73?: #858D73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858D73?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 115: 133 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D73?: The complementary color is #7B738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.