What color is #85A7A8?

#85A7A8 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 #85A7A8?

The RGB value is 133, 167, 168: 133 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A7A8?

The complementary color is #A88685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A7A8 color

#85A7A8 rgb(133, 167, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85A7A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 65.5% green and 65.9% blue (133, 167, 168).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#85A7A8 color codes

HEX	`#85A7A8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 167, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 65.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, -11.34, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 12.15, 201)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.557, 35.45, 42.271)`
Decimal	`8759208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A7A8, 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 #85A7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #85A7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a7a8; }
.text { color: #85a7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 167 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a7a8, #8595a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #85A7A8?: #85A7A8 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 #85A7A8?: The RGB value is 133, 167, 168: 133 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A7A8?: The complementary color is #A88685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.