What color is #857685?

#857685 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857685?

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

What is the complementary color of #857685?

The complementary color is #768576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857685 color

#857685 rgb(133, 118, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857685 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#857685 color codes

HEX	`#857685`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.42, 8.67, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.42, 10.57, 325.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.384, 19.637, 24.902)`
Decimal	`8746629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857685, 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 #857685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #857685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857685; }
.text { color: #857685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857685, #85767e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #857685?: #857685 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857685?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 133: 133 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857685?: The complementary color is #768576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.