What color is #857B7D?

#857B7D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857B7D?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 125: 133 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B7D?

The complementary color is #7B8583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B7D color

#857B7D rgb(133, 123, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857B7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 49% blue (133, 123, 125).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#857B7D color codes

HEX	`#857B7D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 4.19, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 4.2, 3.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.457, 20.633, 22.303)`
Decimal	`8747901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B7D, 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 #857B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #857B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b7d; }
.text { color: #857b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b7d, #857e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B7D?: #857B7D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857B7D?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 125: 133 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B7D?: The complementary color is #7B8583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.