What color is #85757A?

#85757A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85757A?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 122: 133 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85757A?

The complementary color is #758580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85757A color

#85757A rgb(133, 117, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85757A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (133, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#85757A color codes

HEX	`#85757A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 7.11, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 7.12, 356.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.547, 19.115, 21.068)`
Decimal	`8746362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85757A, 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 #85757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #85757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85757a; }
.text { color: #85757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85757a, #857875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #85757A?: #85757A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85757A?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 122: 133 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85757A?: The complementary color is #758580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.