What color is #85827A?

#85827A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85827A?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 122: 133 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85827A?

The complementary color is #7A7D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85827A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85827A color

#85827A rgb(133, 130, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85827A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 47.8% blue (133, 130, 122).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#85827A color codes

HEX	`#85827A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -0.39, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 4.74, 94.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.168, 22.357, 21.609)`
Decimal	`8749690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85827A, 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 #85827A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85827A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #85827A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85827a; }
.text { color: #85827a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85827a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85827a, #83857a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85827A?: #85827A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85827A?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 122: 133 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85827A?: The complementary color is #7A7D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85827A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.