What color is #859D95?

#859D95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859D95?

The RGB value is 133, 157, 149: 133 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859D95?

The complementary color is #9D858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859D95 color

#859D95 rgb(133, 157, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859D95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.6% green and 58.4% blue (133, 157, 149).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#859D95 color codes

HEX	`#859D95`
RGB	`rgb(133, 157, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -10.07, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 10.16, 172.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.153, 31.27, 33.033)`
Decimal	`8756629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859D95, 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 #859D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #859D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859d95; }
.text { color: #859d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 157 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859d95, #85999d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #859D95?: #859D95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859D95?: The RGB value is 133, 157, 149: 133 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859D95?: The complementary color is #9D858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.