What color is #859489?

#859489 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 #859489?

The RGB value is 133, 148, 137: 133 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859489?

The complementary color is #948590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859489 color

#859489 rgb(133, 148, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859489 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58% green and 53.7% blue (133, 148, 137).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#859489 color codes

HEX	`#859489`
RGB	`rgb(133, 148, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -7.59, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 8.58, 152.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.777, 27.972, 27.756)`
Decimal	`8754313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859489, 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 #859489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #859489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859489; }
.text { color: #859489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 148 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859489, #859491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859489?: #859489 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 #859489?: The RGB value is 133, 148, 137: 133 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859489?: The complementary color is #948590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.