What color is #859993?

#859993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859993?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 147: 133 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859993?

The complementary color is #99858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859993 color

#859993 rgb(133, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859993 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (133, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#859993 color codes

HEX	`#859993`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.55, -8.31, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.55, 8.35, 174.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.329, 29.875, 31.977)`
Decimal	`8755603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859993, 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 #859993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #859993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859993; }
.text { color: #859993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859993, #859599); }

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Questions

What color is #859993?: #859993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859993?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 147: 133 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859993?: The complementary color is #99858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.