What color is #858E8D?

#858E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858E8D?

The RGB value is 133, 142, 141: 133 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858E8D?

The complementary color is #8E8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858E8D color

#858E8D rgb(133, 142, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858E8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.7% green and 55.3% blue (133, 142, 141).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#858E8D color codes

HEX	`#858E8D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 142, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, -3.47, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 3.52, 189.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.153, 26.255, 28.989)`
Decimal	`8752781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858E8D, 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 #858E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #858E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858e8d; }
.text { color: #858e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 142 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858e8d, #858b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #858E8D?: #858E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858E8D?: The RGB value is 133, 142, 141: 133 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858E8D?: The complementary color is #8E8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.