What color is #859D9C?

#859D9C 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 #859D9C?

The RGB value is 133, 157, 156: 133 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859D9C?

The complementary color is #9D8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859D9C color

#859D9C rgb(133, 157, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859D9C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.6% green and 61.2% blue (133, 157, 156).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#859D9C color codes

HEX	`#859D9C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 157, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -8.59, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 8.89, 194.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.729, 31.5, 36.065)`
Decimal	`8756636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859D9C, 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 #859D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #859D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859d9c; }
.text { color: #859d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 157 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859d9c, #85929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #859D9C?: #859D9C 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 #859D9C?: The RGB value is 133, 157, 156: 133 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859D9C?: The complementary color is #9D8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.