What color is #85898A?

#85898A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85898A?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 138: 133 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85898A?

The complementary color is #8A8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85898A color

#85898A rgb(133, 137, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85898A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (133, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aluminium (#848789), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#85898A color codes

HEX	`#85898A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, -1.27, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 1.64, 219.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.205, 24.713, 27.587)`
Decimal	`8751498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85898A, 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 #85898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #85898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85898a; }
.text { color: #85898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85898a, #85878a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #85898A?: #85898A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85898A?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 138: 133 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85898A?: The complementary color is #8A8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.