What color is #85908A?

#85908A is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85908A?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 138: 133 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85908A?

The complementary color is #90858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85908A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85908A color

#85908A rgb(133, 144, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85908A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 54.1% blue (133, 144, 138).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#85908A color codes

HEX	`#85908A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, -5.19, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 5.5, 160.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.233, 26.768, 27.93)`
Decimal	`8753290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85908A, 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 #85908A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85908A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #85908A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85908a; }
.text { color: #85908a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85908a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85908a, #859090); }

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Questions

What color is #85908A?: #85908A is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85908A?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 138: 133 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85908A?: The complementary color is #90858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85908A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.