What color is #85767F?

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

What is the RGB value of #85767F?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 127: 133 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85767F?

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

Is black or white text better on #85767F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85767F color

#85767F rgb(133, 118, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85767F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 49.8% blue (133, 118, 127).

Its hue angle is 324°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#85767F color codes

HEX	`#85767F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, 7.48, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 7.99, 339.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.982, 19.476, 22.781)`
Decimal	`8746623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85767F, 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 #85767F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85767F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #85767F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85767f; }
.text { color: #85767f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85767f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85767f, #857678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #85767F?: #85767F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85767F?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 127: 133 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85767F?: The complementary color is #76857C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85767F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.