What color is #85878A?

#85878A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85878A?

The RGB value is 133, 135, 138: 133 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85878A?

The complementary color is #8A8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85878A color

#85878A rgb(133, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85878A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (133, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aluminium (#848789), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#85878A color codes

HEX	`#85878A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -0.13, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 1.87, 265.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.923, 24.149, 27.493)`
Decimal	`8750986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85878A, 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 #85878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #85878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85878a; }
.text { color: #85878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85878a, #86858a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #85878A?: #85878A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85878A?: The RGB value is 133, 135, 138: 133 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85878A?: The complementary color is #8A8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.