What color is #85897C?

#85897C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85897C?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 124: 133 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85897C?

The complementary color is #807C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85897C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85897C color

#85897C rgb(133, 137, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85897C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (133, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#85897C color codes

HEX	`#85897C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.42, -3.97, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.42, 7.59, 121.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.256, 24.333, 22.589)`
Decimal	`8751484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85897C, 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 #85897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85897C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #85897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85897c; }
.text { color: #85897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85897c, #7f897c); }

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Questions

What color is #85897C?: #85897C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85897C?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 124: 133 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85897C?: The complementary color is #807C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85897C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.