#859d8a

Color #859d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.74 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#859d8a

RGB

rgb(133, 157, 138)

HSL

hsl(132.5, 10.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132.5, 15.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.45, -12.27, 7.14)

LCH

lch(62.45, 14.2, 149.8)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0387, 151.45)

HWB

hwb(132.5, 52.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8598

Analogous

#8c9d85

#859d8a

#859d96

Triadic

#859d8a

#8a859d

#9d8a85

Split-complementary

#859d8a

#96859d

#9d858c

Tetradic

#859d8a

#85989d

#9d8598

#9d8a85

Square

#859d8a

#858c9d

#9d8598

#9d9685

Shades

Color #859d8a mixed toward black.

#6c8671

#566b5b

#415044

#2b362d

#161b17

Tints

Color #859d8a mixed toward white.

#99ad9e

#aebeb1

#c2cec5

#d6ded8

#ebefec

Tones

Color #859d8a mixed toward gray.

#879b8b

#89998c

#8b978e

#8d958f

#8f9390

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90908f · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8d90 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#869393 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #859d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859d8a]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#859d8a (#859d8a) is rgb(133, 157, 138) in RGB.

No, #859d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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