Information about #859D9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #859D9C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 157, 156) — 52.2% red, 61.6% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#859D9C is a softly toned water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Destiny (#889E9D). Slightly further away sit Quicksilver (#889A97) and Submarine (#8C9C9C).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 157, 156) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859D9C: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#859D9C color variations

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

#859D9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859D9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859D9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#859D9C 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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#859D9C 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 #859D9C

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

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Half Innocence color link
Half Innocence

#8A9794

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

#859D9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859D9C
  • RGB133, 157, 156
  • CMYK9, 0, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(133, 157, 156)
  • HSL178°, 11%, 57%
  • HSL Precise177.5°, 10.909%, 56.863%
  • HSV178°, 15%, 62%
  • HSB178°, 15%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.616, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.616, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.616, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID859D9C
  • DECIMAL ID8756636
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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