What color is #85747F?

#85747F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85747F?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 127: 133 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85747F?

The complementary color is #74857A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85747F color

#85747F rgb(133, 116, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85747F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (133, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#85747F color codes

HEX	`#85747F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 8.65, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 9.37, 337.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.749, 19.01, 22.704)`
Decimal	`8746111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85747F, 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 #85747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #85747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85747f; }
.text { color: #85747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85747f, #857476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85747F?: #85747F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85747F?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 127: 133 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85747F?: The complementary color is #74857A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.