Information about #858988 color

#858988 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #858988 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 137, 136) — 52.2% red, 53.7% green, 53.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#858988 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aluminium (#848789). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Steel (#878786) and Oslo Grey (#818988).

The recipe behind #858988 is rgb(133, 137, 136), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #858988 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#858988 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#858988 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#858988 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#858988 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#858988 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#858988 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #858988

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Eighth Gravel color link
Eighth Gravel

#888A84

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

#858988 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#858988
  • RGB133, 137, 136
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(133, 137, 136)
  • HSL165°, 2%, 53%
  • HSL Precise165°, 1.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV165°, 3%, 54%
  • HSB165°, 3%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.537, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.537, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.537, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID858988
  • DECIMAL ID8751496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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