#859699 Color

#859699 is rgb(133, 150, 153) in RGB and hsl(189, 9%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859699

HEX#859699

RGBrgb(133, 150, 153)

HSLhsl(189, 9%, 56%)

HSVhsv(189, 13%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.02 209.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859699 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859699 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859699 Complementary#998885 Analogous#859992 Analogous#858C99 Triadic#998596 Triadic#969985

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859699, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95A4A7 #A6B3B5 #B7C1C3 #C7CFD1 #D8DEDF #E9ECEC

Shades

#728588 #5F6F72 #4F5C5F #3C4648 #2C3435 #1A1E1F

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