What color is #857882?

#857882 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857882?

The RGB value is 133, 120, 130: 133 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857882?

The complementary color is #78857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857882 color

#857882 rgb(133, 120, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857882 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.1% green and 51% blue (133, 120, 130).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#857882 color codes

HEX	`#857882`
RGB	`rgb(133, 120, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 6.9, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 7.8, 332.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.418, 20.031, 23.906)`
Decimal	`8747138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857882, 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 #857882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #857882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857882; }
.text { color: #857882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 120 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857882, #85787b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #857882?: #857882 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857882?: The RGB value is 133, 120, 130: 133 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857882?: The complementary color is #78857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.