What color is #859691?

#859691 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 #859691?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 145: 133 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859691?

The complementary color is #96858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859691 color

#859691 rgb(133, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859691 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (133, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#859691 color codes

HEX	`#859691`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -7.08, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 7.11, 175.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.689, 28.843, 30.996)`
Decimal	`8754833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859691, 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 #859691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #859691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859691; }
.text { color: #859691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859691, #859396); }

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Questions

What color is #859691?: #859691 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 #859691?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 145: 133 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859691?: The complementary color is #96858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.