What color is #859293?

#859293 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859293?

The RGB value is 133, 146, 147: 133 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859293?

The complementary color is #938685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859293 color

#859293 rgb(133, 146, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859293 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.3% green and 57.6% blue (133, 146, 147).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#859293 color codes

HEX	`#859293`
RGB	`rgb(133, 146, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -4.46, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 4.94, 205.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.217, 27.651, 31.607)`
Decimal	`8753811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859293, 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 #859293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #859293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859293; }
.text { color: #859293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 146 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859293, #858b93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859293?: #859293 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859293?: The RGB value is 133, 146, 147: 133 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859293?: The complementary color is #938685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.