What color is #85A4A3?

#85A4A3 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 #85A4A3?

The RGB value is 133, 164, 163: 133 red, 164 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A4A3?

The complementary color is #A48586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A4A3 color

#85A4A3 rgb(133, 164, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85A4A3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 64.3% green and 63.9% blue (133, 164, 163).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#85A4A3 color codes

HEX	`#85A4A3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 164, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 64.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, -10.84, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 11.26, 195.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.557, 34.181, 39.683)`
Decimal	`8758435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A4A3, 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 #85A4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #85A4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a4a3; }
.text { color: #85a4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 164 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a4a3, #8596a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #85A4A3?: #85A4A3 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 #85A4A3?: The RGB value is 133, 164, 163: 133 red, 164 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A4A3?: The complementary color is #A48586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.