What color is #859E99?

#859E99 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 #859E99?

The RGB value is 133, 158, 153: 133 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859E99?

The complementary color is #9E858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859E99 color

#859E99 rgb(133, 158, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859E99 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62% green and 60% blue (133, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#859E99 color codes

HEX	`#859E99`
RGB	`rgb(133, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, -9.77, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 9.78, 181.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.648, 31.739, 34.8)`
Decimal	`8756889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859E99, 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 #859E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #859E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859e99; }
.text { color: #859e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859e99, #85969e); }

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Questions

What color is #859E99?: #859E99 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 #859E99?: The RGB value is 133, 158, 153: 133 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859E99?: The complementary color is #9E858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.