What color is #838585?

#838585 is a gray known as Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838585?

The RGB value is 131, 133, 133: 131 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838585?

The complementary color is #858383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838585 color

#838585 rgb(131, 133, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.2% green and 52.2% blue (131, 133, 133).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

This exact color is also called Gryphon.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#838585 color codes

HEX	`#838585`
RGB	`rgb(131, 133, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -0.74, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 0.78, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.98, 23.294, 25.524)`
Decimal	`8619397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838585, 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 #838585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	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 #838585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838585; }
.text { color: #838585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 133 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838585, #838485); }

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Questions

What color is #838585?: #838585 is a gray known as Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838585?: The RGB value is 131, 133, 133: 131 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838585?: The complementary color is #858383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.