What color is #858F73?

#858F73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858F73?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 115: 133 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F73?

The complementary color is #7D738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F73 color

#858F73 rgb(133, 143, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #858F73 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 45.1% blue (133, 143, 115).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#858F73 color codes

HEX	`#858F73`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -8.88, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 16.33, 122.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.589, 25.869, 20.02)`
Decimal	`8753011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F73, 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 #858F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #858F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f73; }
.text { color: #858f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f73, #778f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858F73?: #858F73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858F73?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 115: 133 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F73?: The complementary color is #7D738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.