What color is #85767E?

#85767E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85767E?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 126: 133 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85767E?

The complementary color is #76857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85767E?

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.

#85767E color

#85767E rgb(133, 118, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85767E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (133, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#85767E color codes

HEX	`#85767E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 7.29, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 7.63, 342.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.917, 19.45, 22.44)`
Decimal	`8746622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85767E, 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 #85767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85767E 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 #85767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85767e; }
.text { color: #85767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85767e, #857677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85767E?: #85767E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85767E?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 126: 133 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85767E?: The complementary color is #76857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85767E?: 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.