What color is #858F74?

#858F74 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 #858F74?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 116: 133 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F74?

The complementary color is #7E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F74 color

#858F74 rgb(133, 143, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #858F74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 45.5% blue (133, 143, 116).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 6.18:1).

#858F74 color codes

HEX	`#858F74`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -8.71, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 15.79, 123.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.647, 25.892, 20.324)`
Decimal	`8753012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F74, 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 #858F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #858F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f74; }
.text { color: #858f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f74, #788f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858F74?: #858F74 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 #858F74?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 116: 133 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F74?: The complementary color is #7E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.