What color is #85A4A8?

#85A4A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A4A8?

The RGB value is 133, 164, 168: 133 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A4A8?

The complementary color is #A88985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A4A8 color

#85A4A8 rgb(133, 164, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85A4A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 64.3% green and 65.9% blue (133, 164, 168).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#85A4A8 color codes

HEX	`#85A4A8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 164, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 64.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, -9.73, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 11.23, 209.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.014, 34.364, 42.09)`
Decimal	`8758440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A4A8, 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 #85A4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #85A4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a4a8; }
.text { color: #85a4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 164 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a4a8, #8593a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #85A4A8?: #85A4A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A4A8?: The RGB value is 133, 164, 168: 133 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A4A8?: The complementary color is #A88985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.