What color is #859C9B?

#859C9B 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 #859C9B?

The RGB value is 133, 156, 155: 133 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859C9B?

The complementary color is #9C8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859C9B color

#859C9B rgb(133, 156, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859C9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 60.8% blue (133, 156, 155).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#859C9B color codes

HEX	`#859C9B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 156, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, -8.26, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 8.55, 194.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.476, 31.129, 35.565)`
Decimal	`8756379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859C9B, 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 #859C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #859C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859c9b; }
.text { color: #859c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 156 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859c9b, #85929c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #859C9B?: #859C9B 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 #859C9B?: The RGB value is 133, 156, 155: 133 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859C9B?: The complementary color is #9C8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.