What color is #858D76?

#858D76 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 #858D76?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 118: 133 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D76?

The complementary color is #7E768D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D76 color

#858D76 rgb(133, 141, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #858D76 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 46.3% blue (133, 141, 118).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#858D76 color codes

HEX	`#858D76`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, -7.27, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 13.43, 122.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.467, 25.344, 20.844)`
Decimal	`8752502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D76, 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 #858D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #858D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d76; }
.text { color: #858d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d76, #7a8d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858D76?: #858D76 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 #858D76?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 118: 133 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D76?: The complementary color is #7E768D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.