Information about #859E9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #859E9B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 158, 155) — 52.2% red, 62% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 1 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#859E9B presents itself as a calm, restrained cyan — one 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 practically indistinguishable from Destiny (#889E9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quicksilver (#889A97) and Metamorphis (#809D96).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 158, 155) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #859E9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#859E9B color variations

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

#859E9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859E9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859E9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#859E9B 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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#859E9B 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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#9B859D
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#9D9B85
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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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#85889D
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#9D8588
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#9D9B85
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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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#8F859D
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#9D8588
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#949D85
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Nearest named colors to #859E9B

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

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Half Innocence color link
Half Innocence

#8A9794

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

#859E9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859E9B
  • RGB133, 158, 155
  • CMYK10, 0, 1, 38
  • CSSrgb(133, 158, 155)
  • HSL173°, 11%, 57%
  • HSL Precise172.8°, 11.416%, 57.059%
  • HSV173°, 16%, 62%
  • HSB173°, 16%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.620, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.620, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.620, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID859E9B
  • DECIMAL ID8756891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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