Information about #85939C color

#85939C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85939C belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 147, 156) — 52.2% red, 57.6% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #85939C reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Exponent (#888F98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crescent (#839596) and Neutral Bay (#858D99).

The recipe behind #85939C is rgb(133, 147, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #85939C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. No one has named #85939C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85939C color variations

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

#85939C 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 #85939C

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

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

#85939C color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85939C
  • RGB133, 147, 156
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 39
  • HSL203°, 10%, 57%
  • HSL Precise203.478°, 10.407%, 56.667%
  • HSV203°, 15%, 61%
  • HSB203°, 15%, 61%
  • HEX ID85939C
  • DECIMAL ID8754076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01