What color is #859586?

#859586 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859586?

The RGB value is 133, 149, 134: 133 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859586?

The complementary color is #958594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859586 color

#859586 rgb(133, 149, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (133, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#859586 color codes

HEX	`#859586`
RGB	`rgb(133, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, -8.72, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 10.58, 145.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.723, 28.202, 26.691)`
Decimal	`8754566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859586, 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 #859586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #859586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859586; }
.text { color: #859586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859586, #85958e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859586?: #859586 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859586?: The RGB value is 133, 149, 134: 133 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859586?: The complementary color is #958594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.