What color is #85737D?

#85737D is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85737D?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 125: 133 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85737D?

The complementary color is #73857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85737D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85737D color

#85737D rgb(133, 115, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85737D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 49% blue (133, 115, 125).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#85737D color codes

HEX	`#85737D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 8.85, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 9.31, 341.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.505, 18.729, 21.986)`
Decimal	`8745853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85737D, 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 #85737D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85737D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #85737D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85737d; }
.text { color: #85737d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85737d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85737d, #857374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85737D?: #85737D is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85737D?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 125: 133 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85737D?: The complementary color is #73857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85737D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.