What color is #859A89?

#859A89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859A89?

The RGB value is 133, 154, 137: 133 red, 154 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859A89?

The complementary color is #9A8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859A89?

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.

#859A89 color

#859A89 rgb(133, 154, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859A89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.4% green and 53.7% blue (133, 154, 137).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#859A89 color codes

HEX	`#859A89`
RGB	`rgb(133, 154, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -10.86, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 12.62, 149.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.743, 29.903, 28.078)`
Decimal	`8755849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859A89, 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 #859A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859A89 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 #859A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859a89; }
.text { color: #859a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 154 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859a89, #859a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859A89?: #859A89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859A89?: The RGB value is 133, 154, 137: 133 red, 154 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859A89?: The complementary color is #9A8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859A89?: 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.