What color is #859685?

#859685 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859685?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 133: 133 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859685?

The complementary color is #968596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859685 color

#859685 rgb(133, 150, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859685 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (133, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#859685 color codes

HEX	`#859685`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -9.46, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 11.72, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.812, 28.492, 26.378)`
Decimal	`8754821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859685, 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 #859685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #859685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859685; }
.text { color: #859685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859685, #85968e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859685?: #859685 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859685?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 133: 133 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859685?: The complementary color is #968596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.