What color is #85909C?

#85909C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85909C?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 156: 133 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85909C?

The complementary color is #9C9185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85909C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85909C color

#85909C rgb(133, 144, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85909C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 61.2% blue (133, 144, 156).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#85909C color codes

HEX	`#85909C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, -1.4, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 7.82, 259.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.645, 27.333, 35.371)`
Decimal	`8753308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85909C, 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 #85909C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85909C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #85909C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85909c; }
.text { color: #85909c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85909c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85909c, #86859c); }

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Questions

What color is #85909C?: #85909C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85909C?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 156: 133 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85909C?: The complementary color is #9C9185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85909C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.