What color is #858D84?

#858D84 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 #858D84?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 132: 133 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D84?

The complementary color is #8C848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D84 color

#858D84 rgb(133, 141, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858D84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 51.8% blue (133, 141, 132).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 6.14:1).

#858D84 color codes

HEX	`#858D84`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, -4.7, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 6.04, 141.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.362, 25.702, 25.556)`
Decimal	`8752516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D84, 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 #858D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #858D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d84; }
.text { color: #858d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d84, #848d88); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #858D84?: #858D84 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 #858D84?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 132: 133 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D84?: The complementary color is #8C848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.