What color is #859397?

#859397 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859397?

The RGB value is 133, 147, 151: 133 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859397?

The complementary color is #978985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859397 color

#859397 rgb(133, 147, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859397 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.6% green and 59.2% blue (133, 147, 151).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#859397 color codes

HEX	`#859397`
RGB	`rgb(133, 147, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -4.16, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 5.65, 222.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.691, 28.088, 33.34)`
Decimal	`8754071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859397, 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 #859397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #859397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859397; }
.text { color: #859397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 147 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859397, #858a97); }

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Questions

What color is #859397?: #859397 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859397?: The RGB value is 133, 147, 151: 133 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859397?: The complementary color is #978985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.