What color is #858DA1?

#858DA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858DA1?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 161: 133 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858DA1?

The complementary color is #A19985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858DA1 color

#858DA1 rgb(133, 141, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858DA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 63.1% blue (133, 141, 161).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#858DA1 color codes

HEX	`#858DA1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, 1.43, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 11.64, 277.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.629, 26.609, 37.497)`
Decimal	`8752545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858DA1, 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 #858DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #858DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858da1; }
.text { color: #858da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858da1, #8b85a1); }

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Questions

What color is #858DA1?: #858DA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858DA1?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 161: 133 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858DA1?: The complementary color is #A19985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.