#859B9D Color

#859B9D is rgb(133, 155, 157) in RGB and hsl(185, 11%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859B9D

HEX#859B9D

RGBrgb(133, 155, 157)

HSLhsl(185, 11%, 57%)

HSVhsv(185, 15%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.025 203.3)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859B9D Complementary#9D8785 Analogous#859D93 Analogous#858F9D Triadic#9D859B Triadic#9B9D85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96A9AB #A7B7B9 #B8C5C6 #C6D1D2 #D7DFDF #E8ECED

Shades

#6F888B #5F7577 #4D5F60 #3D4B4C #2B3536 #1B2122

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