Information about #857B85 color

#857B85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#857B85 falls into the Magenta Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 123, 133) — 52.2% red, 48.2% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 0 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #857B85 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venus (#8B7D82). Slightly further away sit Teravenumar (#838181) and Graceland (#877482).

The recipe behind #857B85 is rgb(133, 123, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #857B85 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#857B85 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#857B85 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #857B85

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#857B85
  • RGB133, 123, 133
  • CMYK0, 4, 0, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 123, 133)
  • HSL300°, 4%, 50%
  • HSL Precise300°, 3.937%, 50.196%
  • HSV300°, 8%, 52%
  • HSB300°, 8%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.482, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.482, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.482, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID857B85
  • DECIMAL ID8747909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01