What color is #857587?

#857587 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857587?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 135: 133 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857587?

The complementary color is #778775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857587 color

#857587 rgb(133, 117, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857587 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 52.9% blue (133, 117, 135).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#857587 color codes

HEX	`#857587`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, 9.66, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 12.25, 322.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.407, 19.459, 25.598)`
Decimal	`8746375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857587, 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 #857587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #857587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857587; }
.text { color: #857587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857587, #877580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #857587?: #857587 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857587?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 135: 133 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857587?: The complementary color is #778775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.