What color is #85828F?

#85828F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85828F?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 143: 133 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85828F?

The complementary color is #8C8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85828F color

#85828F rgb(133, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85828F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (133, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#85828F color codes

HEX	`#85828F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, 3.76, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 7.58, 299.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.612, 22.935, 29.217)`
Decimal	`8749711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85828F, 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 #85828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #85828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85828f; }
.text { color: #85828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85828f, #8c828f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #85828F?: #85828F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85828F?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 143: 133 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85828F?: The complementary color is #8C8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.