What color is #85989D?

#85989D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85989D?

The RGB value is 133, 152, 157: 133 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85989D?

The complementary color is #9D8A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85989D color

#85989D rgb(133, 152, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85989D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (133, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#85989D color codes

HEX	`#85989D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.55, -5.63, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.55, 7.46, 221)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.985, 29.877, 36.237)`
Decimal	`8755357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85989D, 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 #85989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #85989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85989d; }
.text { color: #85989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85989d, #858c9d); }

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Questions

What color is #85989D?: #85989D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85989D?: The RGB value is 133, 152, 157: 133 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85989D?: The complementary color is #9D8A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.