What color is #859085?

#859085 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 #859085?

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

What is the complementary color of #859085?

The complementary color is #908590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859085 color

#859085 rgb(133, 144, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859085 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#859085 color codes

HEX	`#859085`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, -6.17, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 7.63, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.879, 26.626, 26.067)`
Decimal	`8753285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859085, 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 #859085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #859085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859085; }
.text { color: #859085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859085, #85908b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859085?: #859085 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 #859085?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 133: 133 red, 144 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859085?: The complementary color is #908590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.