What color is #859BA4?

#859BA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859BA4?

The RGB value is 133, 155, 164: 133 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859BA4?

The complementary color is #A48E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859BA4 color

#859BA4 rgb(133, 155, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859BA4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.8% green and 64.3% blue (133, 155, 164).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#859BA4 color codes

HEX	`#859BA4`
RGB	`rgb(133, 155, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, -5.73, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 9.27, 231.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.093, 31.109, 39.639)`
Decimal	`8756132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859BA4, 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 #859BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #859BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859ba4; }
.text { color: #859ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 155 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859ba4, #858ba4); }

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Questions

What color is #859BA4?: #859BA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859BA4?: The RGB value is 133, 155, 164: 133 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859BA4?: The complementary color is #A48E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.