What color is #85999F?

#85999F 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 #85999F?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 159: 133 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85999F?

The complementary color is #9F8B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85999F color

#85999F rgb(133, 153, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85999F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (133, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#85999F color codes

HEX	`#85999F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -5.74, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 7.97, 223.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.321, 30.272, 37.198)`
Decimal	`8755615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85999F, 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 #85999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #85999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85999f; }
.text { color: #85999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85999f, #858c9f); }

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Questions

What color is #85999F?: #85999F 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 #85999F?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 159: 133 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85999F?: The complementary color is #9F8B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.