What color is #898585?

#898585 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898585?

The RGB value is 137, 133, 133: 137 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898585?

The complementary color is #858989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898585 color

#898585 rgb(137, 133, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.2% green and 52.2% blue (137, 133, 133).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#898585 color codes

HEX	`#898585`
RGB	`rgb(137, 133, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, 1.49, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 1.58, 19.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.937, 23.787, 25.569)`
Decimal	`9012613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898585, 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 #898585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #898585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898585; }
.text { color: #898585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 133 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898585, #898785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #898585?: #898585 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898585?: The RGB value is 137, 133, 133: 137 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898585?: The complementary color is #858989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.