What color is #859A9D?

#859A9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859A9D?

The RGB value is 133, 154, 157: 133 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859A9D?

The complementary color is #9D8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859A9D color

#859A9D rgb(133, 154, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859A9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.4% green and 61.6% blue (133, 154, 157).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#859A9D color codes

HEX	`#859A9D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 154, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -6.73, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 7.87, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.313, 30.531, 36.346)`
Decimal	`8755869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859A9D, 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 #859A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #859A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859a9d; }
.text { color: #859a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 154 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859a9d, #858e9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859A9D?: #859A9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859A9D?: The RGB value is 133, 154, 157: 133 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859A9D?: The complementary color is #9D8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.