What color is #85A1A0?

#85A1A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A1A0?

The RGB value is 133, 161, 160: 133 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A1A0?

The complementary color is #A18586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A1A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A1A0 color

#85A1A0 rgb(133, 161, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85A1A0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.1% green and 62.7% blue (133, 161, 160).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#85A1A0 color codes

HEX	`#85A1A0`
RGB	`rgb(133, 161, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, -9.89, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 10.25, 195.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.761, 33.013, 38.108)`
Decimal	`8757664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A1A0, 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 #85A1A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A1A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #85A1A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a1a0; }
.text { color: #85a1a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a1a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 161 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a1a0, #8594a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #85A1A0?: #85A1A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A1A0?: The RGB value is 133, 161, 160: 133 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A1A0?: The complementary color is #A18586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A1A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.