What color is #857284?

#857284 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857284?

The RGB value is 133, 114, 132: 133 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857284?

The complementary color is #728573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857284 color

#857284 rgb(133, 114, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857284 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.7% green and 51.8% blue (133, 114, 132).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#857284 color codes

HEX	`#857284`
RGB	`rgb(133, 114, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, 10.81, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 12.94, 326.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.855, 18.687, 24.386)`
Decimal	`8745604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857284, 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 #857284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #857284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857284; }
.text { color: #857284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 114 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857284, #85727b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #857284?: #857284 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857284?: The RGB value is 133, 114, 132: 133 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857284?: The complementary color is #728573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.