What color is #859798?

#859798 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859798?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 152: 133 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859798?

The complementary color is #988685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859798 color

#859798 rgb(133, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859798 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (133, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#859798 color codes

HEX	`#859798`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, -6.16, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 6.73, 203.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.406, 29.386, 33.981)`
Decimal	`8755096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859798, 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 #859798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #859798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859798; }
.text { color: #859798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859798, #858e98); }

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Questions

What color is #859798?: #859798 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859798?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 152: 133 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859798?: The complementary color is #988685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.