#859D9C Color

#859D9C is rgb(133, 157, 156) in RGB and hsl(178, 11%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859D9C

HEX#859D9C

RGBrgb(133, 157, 156)

HSLhsl(178, 11%, 57%)

HSVhsv(178, 15%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.027 193.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859D9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859D9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859D9C Complementary#9D8586 Analogous#859D91 Analogous#85929D Triadic#9D859D Triadic#9D9D85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859D9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96ABAA #A7B9B8 #B8C6C6 #C6D2D1 #D7DFDF #E8EDED

Shades

#6F8B8A #5F7776 #4D6060 #3D4C4C #2B3635 #1B2222

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