What color is #859195?

#859195 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859195?

The RGB value is 133, 145, 149: 133 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859195?

The complementary color is #958985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859195 color

#859195 rgb(133, 145, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859195 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.9% green and 58.4% blue (133, 145, 149).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#859195 color codes

HEX	`#859195`
RGB	`rgb(133, 145, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -3.48, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 5, 225.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.222, 27.407, 32.389)`
Decimal	`8753557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859195, 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 #859195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #859195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859195; }
.text { color: #859195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 145 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859195, #858995); }

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Questions

What color is #859195?: #859195 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859195?: The RGB value is 133, 145, 149: 133 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859195?: The complementary color is #958985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.