#85838d

Color #85838d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#85838d

RGB

rgb(133, 131, 141)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(55.22, 2.77, -5.1)

LCH

lch(55.22, 5.8, 298.51)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.015, 295.2)

HWB

hwb(252, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d83

Analogous

#83868d

#85838d

#8a838d

Triadic

#85838d

#8d8583

#838d85

Split-complementary

#85838d

#8d8a83

#868d83

Tetradic

#85838d

#8d838b

#8b8d83

#838d85

Square

#85838d

#8d8386

#8b8d83

#838d8a

Shades

Color #85838d mixed toward black.

#6e6d76

#58575e

#424147

#2c2b2f

#161618

Tints

Color #85838d mixed toward white.

#9998a0

#aeacb3

#c2c1c6

#d6d6d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #85838d mixed toward gray.

#85848c

#86858b

#86858a

#87868a

#878789

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848b · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#84848a · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#858988 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 5.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #85838d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85838d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#85838d (#85838d) is rgb(133, 131, 141) in RGB.

No, #85838d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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