What color is #858087?

#858087 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858087?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 135: 133 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858087?

The complementary color is #828780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858087 color

#858087 rgb(133, 128, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858087 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 52.9% blue (133, 128, 135).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#858087 color codes

HEX	`#858087`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 3.26, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 4.5, 316.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.765, 22.174, 26.05)`
Decimal	`8749191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858087, 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 #858087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #858087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858087; }
.text { color: #858087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858087, #878086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #858087?: #858087 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858087?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 135: 133 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858087?: The complementary color is #828780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.