What color is #857F86?

#857F86 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857F86?

The RGB value is 133, 127, 134: 133 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857F86?

The complementary color is #80867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857F86 color

#857F86 rgb(133, 127, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857F86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (133, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#857F86 color codes

HEX	`#857F86`
RGB	`rgb(133, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 3.64, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 4.7, 320.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.565, 21.887, 25.638)`
Decimal	`8748934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857F86, 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 #857F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #857F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857f86; }
.text { color: #857f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857f86, #867f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857F86?: #857F86 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857F86?: The RGB value is 133, 127, 134: 133 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857F86?: The complementary color is #80867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.