What color is #858D81?

#858D81 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858D81?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 129: 133 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D81?

The complementary color is #89818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D81 color

#858D81 rgb(133, 141, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858D81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 50.6% blue (133, 141, 129).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#858D81 color codes

HEX	`#858D81`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -5.27, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 7.54, 134.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.16, 25.621, 24.49)`
Decimal	`8752513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D81, 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 #858D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #858D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d81; }
.text { color: #858d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d81, #818d83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858D81?: #858D81 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858D81?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 129: 133 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D81?: The complementary color is #89818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.