#859C9D Color

#859C9D is rgb(133, 156, 157) in RGB and hsl(183, 11%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859C9D

HEX#859C9D

RGBrgb(133, 156, 157)

HSLhsl(183, 11%, 57%)

HSVhsv(183, 15%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.026 199.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859C9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859C9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859C9D Complementary#9D8685 Analogous#859D93 Analogous#85909D Triadic#9D859C Triadic#9C9D85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859C9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96AAAB #A7B8B9 #B8C6C6 #C6D1D2 #D7DFDF #E8EDED

Shades

#6F898B #5F7677 #4D5F60 #3D4C4C #2B3536 #1B2222

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