What color is #858F55?

#858F55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858F55?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 85: 133 red, 143 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F55?

The complementary color is #5F558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F55 color

#858F55 rgb(133, 143, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #858F55 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 33.3% blue (133, 143, 85).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#858F55 color codes

HEX	`#858F55`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, -13.26, 29.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 32.47, 114.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.135, 25.288, 12.36)`
Decimal	`8752981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F55, 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 #858F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #858F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f55; }
.text { color: #858f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f55, #688f55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858F55?: #858F55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858F55?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 85: 133 red, 143 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F55?: The complementary color is #5F558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.