#85858a

Color #85858a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#85858a

RGB

rgb(133, 133, 138)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.68, 1, -2.68)

LCH

lch(55.68, 2.86, 290.46)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0074, 286.48)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8a85

Analogous

#85878a

#85858a

#87858a

Triadic

#85858a

#8a8585

#858a85

Split-complementary

#85858a

#8a8785

#878a85

Tetradic

#85858a

#8a858a

#8a8a85

#858a85

Square

#85858a

#8a8587

#8a8a85

#858a87

Shades

Color #85858a mixed toward black.

#6e6e73

#58585c

#424245

#2c2c2e

#161617

Tints

Color #85858a mixed toward white.

#99999d

#aeaeb1

#c2c2c4

#d6d6d8

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #85858a mixed toward gray.

#858589

#868689

#878788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858589 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#858589 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#858888 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85858a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85858a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#85858a (#85858a) is rgb(133, 133, 138) in RGB.

No, #85858a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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