What color is #858E67?

#858E67 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858E67?

The RGB value is 133, 142, 103: 133 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858E67?

The complementary color is #70678E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858E67 color

#858E67 rgb(133, 142, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #858E67 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.7% green and 40.4% blue (133, 142, 103).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#858E67 color codes

HEX	`#858E67`
RGB	`rgb(133, 142, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -10.25, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 22.24, 117.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.794, 25.312, 16.567)`
Decimal	`8752743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858E67, 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 #858E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #858E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858e67; }
.text { color: #858e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 142 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858e67, #728e67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #858E67?: #858E67 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858E67?: The RGB value is 133, 142, 103: 133 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858E67?: The complementary color is #70678E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.