What color is #858281?

#858281 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858281?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 129: 133 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858281?

The complementary color is #818485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858281 color

#858281 rgb(133, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (133, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#858281 color codes

HEX	`#858281`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 3%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, 0.93, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 1.32, 45.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.617, 22.537, 23.976)`
Decimal	`8749697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858281, 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 #858281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #858281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858281; }
.text { color: #858281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858281, #858481); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858281?: #858281 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858281?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 129: 133 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858281?: The complementary color is #818485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.