What color is #85757C?

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

What is the RGB value of #85757C?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 124: 133 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85757C?

The complementary color is #75857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85757C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85757C color

#85757C rgb(133, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85757C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (133, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#85757C color codes

HEX	`#85757C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 7.49, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 7.65, 348.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.672, 19.165, 21.728)`
Decimal	`8746364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85757C, 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 #85757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #85757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85757c; }
.text { color: #85757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85757c, #857675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85757C?: #85757C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85757C?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 124: 133 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85757C?: The complementary color is #75857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85757C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.