What color is #858582?

#858582 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858582?

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

What is the complementary color of #858582?

The complementary color is #828285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858582 color

#858582 rgb(133, 133, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858582 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#858582 color codes

HEX	`#858582`
RGB	`rgb(133, 133, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, -0.59, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 1.72, 109.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.089, 23.373, 24.463)`
Decimal	`8750466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858582, 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 #858582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #858582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858582; }
.text { color: #858582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 133 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858582, #848582); }

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Questions

What color is #858582?: #858582 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858582?: The RGB value is 133, 133, 130: 133 red, 133 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858582?: The complementary color is #828285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.