What color is #85878F?

#85878F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85878F?

The RGB value is 133, 135, 143: 133 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85878F?

The complementary color is #8F8D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85878F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85878F color

#85878F rgb(133, 135, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85878F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.9% green and 56.1% blue (133, 135, 143).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#85878F color codes

HEX	`#85878F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 135, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 0.9, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 4.62, 281.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.294, 24.298, 29.444)`
Decimal	`8750991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85878F, 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 #85878F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85878F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #85878F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85878f; }
.text { color: #85878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85878f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 135 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85878f, #88858f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #85878F?: #85878F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85878F?: The RGB value is 133, 135, 143: 133 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85878F?: The complementary color is #8F8D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85878F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.