What color is #858F64?

#858F64 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 #858F64?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 100: 133 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F64?

The complementary color is #6E648F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F64 color

#858F64 rgb(133, 143, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #858F64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 39.2% blue (133, 143, 100).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#858F64 color codes

HEX	`#858F64`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, -11.24, 21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 24.46, 117.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.795, 25.552, 15.838)`
Decimal	`8752996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F64, 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 #858F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #858F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f64; }
.text { color: #858f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f64, #6f8f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #858F64?: #858F64 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 #858F64?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 100: 133 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F64?: The complementary color is #6E648F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.