What color is #85A3B2?

#85A3B2 is a grayish azure known as Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grauzone?

The RGB value is 133, 163, 178: 133 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grauzone?

The complementary color is #B29485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grauzone color: hex code #85A3B2

#85A3B2 rgb(133, 163, 178)

Shades of blue

Grauzone has the hex code #85A3B2. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.9% green and 69.8% blue (133, 163, 178).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

Grauzone (#85A3B2) color codes

HEX	`#85A3B2`
RGB	`rgb(133, 163, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -6.87, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 13.11, 238.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.804, 34.394, 47.127)`
Decimal	`8758194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grauzone, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85A3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85A3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a3b2; }
.text { color: #85a3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 163 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a3b2, #858db2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

See #85A3B2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #85A3B2?: #85A3B2 is a grayish azure known as Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grauzone?: The RGB value is 133, 163, 178: 133 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grauzone?: The complementary color is #B29485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.