What color is #858D82?

#858D82 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 #858D82?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 130: 133 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D82?

The complementary color is #8A828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D82 color

#858D82 rgb(133, 141, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858D82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 51% blue (133, 141, 130).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#858D82 color codes

HEX	`#858D82`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -5.08, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 7.03, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.226, 25.648, 24.842)`
Decimal	`8752514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D82, 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 #858D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #858D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d82; }
.text { color: #858d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d82, #828d84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858D82?: #858D82 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 #858D82?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 130: 133 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D82?: The complementary color is #8A828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.