What color is #859B9A?

#859B9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859B9A?

The RGB value is 133, 155, 154: 133 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859B9A?

The complementary color is #9B8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859B9A color

#859B9A rgb(133, 155, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859B9A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.8% green and 60.4% blue (133, 155, 154).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#859B9A color codes

HEX	`#859B9A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 155, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -7.93, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 8.2, 194.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.225, 30.762, 35.069)`
Decimal	`8756122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859B9A, 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 #859B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #859B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859b9a; }
.text { color: #859b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 155 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859b9a, #85919b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #859B9A?: #859B9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859B9A?: The RGB value is 133, 155, 154: 133 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859B9A?: The complementary color is #9B8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.