What color is #859CA3?

#859CA3 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 #859CA3?

The RGB value is 133, 156, 163: 133 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859CA3?

The complementary color is #A38C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859CA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859CA3 color

#859CA3 rgb(133, 156, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859CA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 63.9% blue (133, 156, 163).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#859CA3 color codes

HEX	`#859CA3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 156, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -6.5, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 9.09, 224.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.17, 31.407, 39.221)`
Decimal	`8756387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859CA3, 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 #859CA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859CA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #859CA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859ca3; }
.text { color: #859ca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859ca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 156 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859ca3, #858da3); }

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Questions

What color is #859CA3?: #859CA3 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 #859CA3?: The RGB value is 133, 156, 163: 133 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859CA3?: The complementary color is #A38C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859CA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.