Information about #858B90 color

#858B90 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#858B90 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 139, 144) — 52.2% red, 54.5% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #858B90 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Antique Pewter (#808992). Slightly further away sit Roman Silver (#838996) and Avatar (#8B8F8E).

The recipe behind #858B90 is rgb(133, 139, 144), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #858B90: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#858B90 color variations

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

#858B90 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #858B90

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

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#858B90
  • RGB133, 139, 144
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(133, 139, 144)
  • HSL207°, 5%, 54%
  • HSL Precise207.273°, 4.721%, 54.314%
  • HSV207°, 8%, 56%
  • HSB207°, 8%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.545, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.545, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.545, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID858B90
  • DECIMAL ID8752016
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01