What color is #858F5D?

#858F5D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858F5D?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 93: 133 red, 143 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F5D?

The complementary color is #675D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F5D color

#858F5D rgb(133, 143, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #858F5D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 36.5% blue (133, 143, 93).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#858F5D color codes

HEX	`#858F5D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -12.23, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 28.23, 115.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.471, 25.422, 14.13)`
Decimal	`8752989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F5D, 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 #858F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #858F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f5d; }
.text { color: #858f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f5d, #6c8f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #858F5D?: #858F5D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858F5D?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 93: 133 red, 143 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F5D?: The complementary color is #675D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.