#85A3AD Color

#85A3AD is rgb(133, 163, 173) in RGB and hsl(195, 20%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#85A3AD

HEX#85A3AD

RGBrgb(133, 163, 173)

HSLhsl(195, 20%, 60%)

HSVhsv(195, 23%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.036 220.1)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #85A3AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85A3AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#85A3AD Complementary#AD8F85 Analogous#85ADA3 Analogous#858FAD Triadic#AD85A3 Triadic#A3AD85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #85A3AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#94AFB8 #A6BCC4 #B6C8CE #C8D6DA #D7E1E4 #EAEFF1

Shades

#6C919D #5A7B87 #49656E #394F56 #29383D #182225

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