What color is #85717B?

#85717B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85717B?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 123: 133 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85717B?

The complementary color is #71857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85717B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85717B color

#85717B rgb(133, 113, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85717B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 48.2% blue (133, 113, 123).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#85717B color codes

HEX	`#85717B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, 9.64, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 9.99, 344.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.153, 18.227, 21.244)`
Decimal	`8745339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85717B, 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 #85717B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85717B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #85717B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85717b; }
.text { color: #85717b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85717b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85717b, #857171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85717B?: #85717B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85717B?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 123: 133 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85717B?: The complementary color is #71857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85717B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.