What color is #85808A?

#85808A 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 #85808A?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 138: 133 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85808A?

The complementary color is #858A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85808A color

#85808A rgb(133, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85808A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (133, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#85808A color codes

HEX	`#85808A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.3, 3.87, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.3, 6.1, 309.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.979, 22.26, 27.179)`
Decimal	`8749194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85808A, 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 #85808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #85808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85808a; }
.text { color: #85808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85808a, #8a808a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #85808A?: #85808A 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 #85808A?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 138: 133 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85808A?: The complementary color is #858A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.