What color is #857D8F?

#857D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857D8F?

The RGB value is 133, 125, 143: 133 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857D8F?

The complementary color is #878F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857D8F color

#857D8F rgb(133, 125, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857D8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49% green and 56.1% blue (133, 125, 143).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#857D8F color codes

HEX	`#857D8F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 125, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 6.65, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 10.88, 307.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.964, 21.637, 29.001)`
Decimal	`8748431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857D8F, 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 #857D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #857D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857d8f; }
.text { color: #857d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 125 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857d8f, #8e7d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #857D8F?: #857D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857D8F?: The RGB value is 133, 125, 143: 133 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857D8F?: The complementary color is #878F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.