What color is #859F9E?

#859F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859F9E?

The RGB value is 133, 159, 158: 133 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859F9E?

The complementary color is #9F8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859F9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859F9E color

#859F9E rgb(133, 159, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859F9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.4% green and 62% blue (133, 159, 158).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#859F9E color codes

HEX	`#859F9E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 159, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, -9.24, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 9.58, 195.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.241, 32.251, 37.078)`
Decimal	`8757150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859F9E, 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 #859F9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859F9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #859F9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859f9e; }
.text { color: #859f9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859f9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 159 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859f9e, #85939f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #859F9E?: #859F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859F9E?: The RGB value is 133, 159, 158: 133 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859F9E?: The complementary color is #9F8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859F9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.