What color is #859082?

#859082 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 #859082?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 130: 133 red, 144 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859082?

The complementary color is #8D8290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859082 color

#859082 rgb(133, 144, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859082 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 51% blue (133, 144, 130).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#859082 color codes

HEX	`#859082`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -6.74, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 9.08, 137.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.675, 26.545, 24.991)`
Decimal	`8753282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859082, 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 #859082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #859082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859082; }
.text { color: #859082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859082, #829086); }

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Questions

What color is #859082?: #859082 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 #859082?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 130: 133 red, 144 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859082?: The complementary color is #8D8290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.