Information about Neutral Bay color

#858D99 - Neutral Bay color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #858D99 ("Neutral Bay") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 141, 153) — 52.2% red, 55.3% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 5 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #858D99 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey 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 almost identical to Exponent (#888F98). Slightly further away sit Roman Silver (#838996) and Pewter Metallic (#838897).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 141, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #858D99: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Neutral Bay" in the Register.

Neutral Bay color variations

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

Neutral Bay color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Neutral Bay color hues

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

Neutral Bay 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 Neutral Bay

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#858D99
  • RGB133, 141, 153
  • CMYK8, 5, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(133, 141, 153)
  • HSL216°, 9%, 56%
  • HSL Precise216°, 8.929%, 56.078%
  • HSV216°, 13%, 60%
  • HSB216°, 13%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.553, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.553, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.553, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID858D99
  • DECIMAL ID8752537
  • Name Length11
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