What color is #85838B?

#85838B 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 #85838B?

The RGB value is 133, 131, 139: 133 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85838B?

The complementary color is #898B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85838B color

#85838B rgb(133, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85838B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (133, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#85838B color codes

HEX	`#85838B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, 2.35, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 4.67, 300.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.449, 23.083, 27.694)`
Decimal	`8749963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85838B, 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 #85838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #85838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85838b; }
.text { color: #85838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85838b, #89838b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #85838B?: #85838B 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 #85838B?: The RGB value is 133, 131, 139: 133 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85838B?: The complementary color is #898B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.