What color is #85898C?

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

What is the RGB value of #85898C?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 140: 133 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85898C?

The complementary color is #8C8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85898C color

#85898C rgb(133, 137, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85898C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (133, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#85898C color codes

HEX	`#85898C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -0.86, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 2.28, 247.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.351, 24.771, 28.357)`
Decimal	`8751500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85898C, 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 #85898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #85898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85898c; }
.text { color: #85898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85898c, #85868c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #85898C?: #85898C is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85898C?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 140: 133 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85898C?: The complementary color is #8C8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.