What color is #858180?

#858180 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858180?

The RGB value is 133, 129, 128: 133 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858180?

The complementary color is #808485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858180?

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.

#858180 color

#858180 rgb(133, 129, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858180 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.6% green and 50.2% blue (133, 129, 128).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#858180 color codes

HEX	`#858180`
RGB	`rgb(133, 129, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 4%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, 1.31, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 1.69, 39.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.419, 22.246, 23.583)`
Decimal	`8749440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858180, 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 #858180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858180 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 #858180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858180; }
.text { color: #858180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 129 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858180, #858480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858180?: #858180 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858180?: The RGB value is 133, 129, 128: 133 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858180?: The complementary color is #808485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858180?: 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.