What color is #85707B?

#85707B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85707B?

The RGB value is 133, 112, 123: 133 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85707B?

The complementary color is #70857A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85707B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85707B color

#85707B rgb(133, 112, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85707B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.9% green and 48.2% blue (133, 112, 123).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#85707B color codes

HEX	`#85707B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 112, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 10.23, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 10.66, 343.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.042, 18.005, 21.207)`
Decimal	`8745083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85707B, 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 #85707B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85707B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #85707B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85707b; }
.text { color: #85707b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85707b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 112 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85707b, #857071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85707B?: #85707B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85707B?: The RGB value is 133, 112, 123: 133 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85707B?: The complementary color is #70857A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85707B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.