Colour

#857B85

#857B85
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#857B85 is a grey with RGB values 133, 123, 133 and HSL 300°, 4%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#857B85#857B85

HEX#857B85

RGBrgb(133, 123, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4824, 0.5216

RGB percentages52.2%, 48.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(300, 3.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 7.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,747,909

CSS custom property--colour: #857B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#7A847A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7D85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7E85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#867C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.1 Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 10.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7B857B

Analogous#807B85, #857B80

Triadic#85857B, #7B8585

Split complementary#80857B, #7B8580

Tetradic#85807B, #7B857B, #7B8085

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7E5E7

Lighter +30%#CECBCE

Lighter +20%#B6B0B6

Lighter +10%#9D969D

Darker −10%#6B626B

Darker −20%#504A50

Darker −30%#363136

Darker −40%#1B191B

More saturated +25%#A55BA5

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R133

G123

B133

Red133 (52.2%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)3.94%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 7B · B 85

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Colour values

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