What color is #858D79?

#858D79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858D79?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 121: 133 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D79?

The complementary color is #81798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D79 color

#858D79 rgb(133, 141, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858D79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (133, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#858D79 color codes

HEX	`#858D79`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -6.74, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 11.8, 124.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.648, 25.417, 21.798)`
Decimal	`8752505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D79, 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 #858D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #858D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d79; }
.text { color: #858d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d79, #7b8d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858D79?: #858D79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858D79?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 121: 133 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D79?: The complementary color is #81798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.