What color is #859F81?

#859F81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859F81?

The RGB value is 133, 159, 129: 133 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859F81?

The complementary color is #9B819F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859F81 color

#859F81 rgb(133, 159, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #859F81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.4% green and 50.6% blue (133, 159, 129).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#859F81 color codes

HEX	`#859F81`
RGB	`rgb(133, 159, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -15.02, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 19.66, 139.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.033, 31.367, 25.448)`
Decimal	`8757121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859F81, 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 #859F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #859F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859f81; }
.text { color: #859f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 159 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859f81, #819f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #859F81?: #859F81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859F81?: The RGB value is 133, 159, 129: 133 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859F81?: The complementary color is #9B819F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.