What color is #859782?

#859782 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859782?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 130: 133 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859782?

The complementary color is #948297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859782 color

#859782 rgb(133, 151, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #859782 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 51% blue (133, 151, 130).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% 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 6.75:1).

#859782 color codes

HEX	`#859782`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -10.56, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 13.83, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.768, 28.731, 25.356)`
Decimal	`8755074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859782, 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 #859782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #859782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859782; }
.text { color: #859782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859782, #829789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859782?: #859782 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859782?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 130: 133 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859782?: The complementary color is #948297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.