What color is #85909F?

#85909F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85909F?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 159: 133 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85909F?

The complementary color is #9F9485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85909F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85909F color

#85909F rgb(133, 144, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85909F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (133, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#85909F color codes

HEX	`#85909F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, -0.73, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 9.29, 265.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.903, 27.436, 36.725)`
Decimal	`8753311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85909F, 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 #85909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85909F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #85909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85909f; }
.text { color: #85909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85909f, #87859f); }

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Questions

What color is #85909F?: #85909F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85909F?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 159: 133 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85909F?: The complementary color is #9F9485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85909F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.