What color is #85827E?

#85827E is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85827E?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 126: 133 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85827E?

The complementary color is #7E8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85827E color

#85827E rgb(133, 130, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85827E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (133, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#85827E color codes

HEX	`#85827E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 5%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 0.36, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 2.58, 82.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.421, 22.458, 22.941)`
Decimal	`8749694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85827E, 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 #85827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #85827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85827e; }
.text { color: #85827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85827e, #85857e); }

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Questions

What color is #85827E?: #85827E is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85827E?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 126: 133 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85827E?: The complementary color is #7E8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.