Colour

#85848A

#85848A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#85848A is a grey with RGB values 133, 132, 138 and HSL 250°, 2%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#85848A#85848A

HEX#85848A

RGBrgb(133, 132, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5176, 0.5412

RGB percentages52.2%, 51.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(250, 2.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 4.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK3.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,750,218

CSS custom property--colour: #85848A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#7A7B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#83858Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#848586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.9 Slate grey · ΔE 8.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.92, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#898A84

Analogous#84868A, #88848A

Triadic#8A8584, #848A85

Split complementary#8A8884, #868A84

Tetradic#8A8486, #898A84, #848A88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEDED

Lighter +30%#D3D2D5

Lighter +20%#B9B8BC

Lighter +10%#9F9EA3

Darker −10%#6C6B70

Darker −20%#535256

Darker −30%#3A393C

Darker −40%#202022

More saturated +25%#7166A8

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R133

G132

B138

Red133 (52.2%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)2.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 84 · B 8A

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