What color is #859F7E?

#859F7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859F7E?

The RGB value is 133, 159, 126: 133 red, 159 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859F7E?

The complementary color is #987E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859F7E color

#859F7E rgb(133, 159, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #859F7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.4% green and 49.4% blue (133, 159, 126).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#859F7E color codes

HEX	`#859F7E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 159, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, -15.55, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 21.11, 137.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.836, 31.289, 24.413)`
Decimal	`8757118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859F7E, 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 #859F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #859F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859f7e; }
.text { color: #859f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 159 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859f7e, #7e9f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #859F7E?: #859F7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859F7E?: The RGB value is 133, 159, 126: 133 red, 159 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859F7E?: The complementary color is #987E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.