What color is #859BA6?

#859BA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859BA6?

The RGB value is 133, 155, 166: 133 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859BA6?

The complementary color is #A69085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859BA6 color

#859BA6 rgb(133, 155, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859BA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.8% green and 65.1% blue (133, 155, 166).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#859BA6 color codes

HEX	`#859BA6`
RGB	`rgb(133, 155, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -5.27, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 9.86, 237.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.275, 31.182, 40.598)`
Decimal	`8756134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859BA6, 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 #859BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #859BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859ba6; }
.text { color: #859ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 155 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859ba6, #858ba6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859BA6?: #859BA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859BA6?: The RGB value is 133, 155, 166: 133 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859BA6?: The complementary color is #A69085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.