What color is #859059?

#859059 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859059?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 89: 133 red, 144 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859059?

The complementary color is #645990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859059?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859059 color

#859059 rgb(133, 144, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #859059 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 34.9% blue (133, 144, 89).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#859059 color codes

HEX	`#859059`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -13.29, 27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 30.92, 115.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.449, 25.654, 13.271)`
Decimal	`8753241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859059, 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 #859059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #859059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859059; }
.text { color: #859059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859059, #6a9059); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859059?: #859059 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859059?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 89: 133 red, 144 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859059?: The complementary color is #645990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859059?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.