What color is #858D8B?

#858D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858D8B?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 139: 133 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858D8B?

The complementary color is #8D8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858D8B color

#858D8B rgb(133, 141, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858D8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 54.5% blue (133, 141, 139).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#858D8B color codes

HEX	`#858D8B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, -3.32, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 3.32, 179.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.857, 25.9, 28.163)`
Decimal	`8752523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858D8B, 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 #858D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #858D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858d8b; }
.text { color: #858d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858d8b, #858b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #858D8B?: #858D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858D8B?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 139: 133 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858D8B?: The complementary color is #8D8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.