What color is #858F87?

#858F87 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858F87?

The RGB value is 133, 143, 135: 133 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858F87?

The complementary color is #8F858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858F87 color

#858F87 rgb(133, 143, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858F87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.1% green and 52.9% blue (133, 143, 135).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#858F87 color codes

HEX	`#858F87`
RGB	`rgb(133, 143, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -5.23, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 6.03, 150.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.868, 26.381, 26.751)`
Decimal	`8753031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858F87, 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 #858F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #858F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858f87; }
.text { color: #858f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 143 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858f87, #858f8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #858F87?: #858F87 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858F87?: The RGB value is 133, 143, 135: 133 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858F87?: The complementary color is #8F858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.