What color is #85837A?

#85837A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85837A?

The RGB value is 133, 131, 122: 133 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85837A?

The complementary color is #7A7C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85837A color

#85837A rgb(133, 131, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85837A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (133, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 49°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#85837A color codes

HEX	`#85837A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -0.96, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 5.22, 100.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.302, 22.624, 21.653)`
Decimal	`8749946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85837A, 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 #85837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #85837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85837a; }
.text { color: #85837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85837a, #82857a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85837A?: #85837A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85837A?: The RGB value is 133, 131, 122: 133 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85837A?: The complementary color is #7A7C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.