What color is #858195?

#858195 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858195?

The RGB value is 133, 129, 149: 133 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858195?

The complementary color is #919581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858195 color

#858195 rgb(133, 129, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858195 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.6% green and 58.4% blue (133, 129, 149).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#858195 color codes

HEX	`#858195`
RGB	`rgb(133, 129, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 5.63, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 11.63, 298.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.947, 22.857, 31.631)`
Decimal	`8749461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858195, 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 #858195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #858195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858195; }
.text { color: #858195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 129 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858195, #8f8195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #858195?: #858195 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858195?: The RGB value is 133, 129, 149: 133 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858195?: The complementary color is #919581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.