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#859EA2 Pewter

The nearest named color to #859EA2 is Pewter (#96A8A1).

#859EA2

Pewter

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #859EA2?

HEX
#859EA2
RGB
rgb(133, 158, 162)
HSL
hsl(188, 13%, 58%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.1% 0.029 208)
CMYK
18, 2, 0, 36

#859EA2 has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #859EA2
#859EA2
Same color
White
2.8Fail
Near-black
6.2AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #859EA2 · 6.2:1

Tints and shades of #859EA2

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E1FBFF
  2. #C1DBDF
  3. #A2BCC0
  4. #859EA2
  5. #698185
  6. #4D6569
  7. #334A4E
  8. #1B3134
  9. #041A1D

Colors that go with #859EA2

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Eucalyptus, #6E9084 and Eucalyptus, #5C7960 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --pewter-1: #859EA2; /* Pewter */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #859EA2

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (19)

Mesh gradients (2)