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#85998F Color

#85998F is rgb(133, 153, 143) in RGB, hsl(150, 9%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85998F
HEX#85998F
RGBrgb(133, 153, 143)
HSLhsl(150, 9%, 56%)
HSVhsv(150, 13%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.027 164)
LABlab(61.41% -8.90 2.76)
LCHlch(61.41% 9.31 162.79)

What #85998F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85998F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#85998F Channel Values

How #85998F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 153 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 9% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 13% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85998F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85998F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85998F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85998F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85998F.

How #85998F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85998F
Protanopia#96968F
Protanomaly#8F978F
Deuteranopia#939390
Deuteranomaly#8D958F
Tritanopia#869898
Tritanomaly#869894
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85998F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85998f: #85998F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85998F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85998f': '#85998F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.600, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_85998f">#85998F</color>
SVG fillfill="#85998F"

More Gray Colors

#85998F sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85998F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85998F?

#85998F is a mid-tone gray — rgb(133, 153, 143) in RGB and hsl(150, 9%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #85998F?

#85998F is rgb(133, 153, 143) — red 133, green 153, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85998F?

#85998F converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85998F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85998F scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85998F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85998F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.17, which is visibly different.

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