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#859985

#859985 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859985 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 60% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.07% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 8.93% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2946

Complementary

  1. #859985
  2. #998599

Split complementary

  1. #859985
  2. #8f8599
  3. #99858f

Analogous

  1. #8f9985
  2. #859985
  3. #85998f

Triadic

  1. #859985
  2. #858599
  3. #998585

Tetradic

  1. #859985
  2. #859999
  3. #998599
  4. #998585

Square

  1. #859985
  2. #858f99
  3. #998599
  4. #998f85

Monochromatic

  1. #3d483d
  2. #5f725f
  3. #859985
  4. #afbcaf
  5. #d8dfd8

Shades

#859985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859985
  2. #788a78
  3. #6a7a6a
  4. #5d6b5d
  5. #505c50
  6. #434d43
  7. #353d35
  8. #282e28
  9. #1b1f1b
  10. #0d0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#859985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859985
  2. #91a391
  3. #9dad9d
  4. #aab8aa
  5. #b6c2b6
  6. #c2ccc2
  7. #ced6ce
  8. #dae0da
  9. #e7ebe7
  10. #f3f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859985
  2. #859785
  3. #849484
  4. #849284
  5. #838f83
  6. #838d83
  7. #828a82
  8. #828882
  9. #818581
  10. #818381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e968e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #839893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929784 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #909586 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84988e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859985 {
  color: #859985;
}
Background
.bg-859985 {
  background-color: #859985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859985 {
  border: 2px solid #859985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859985, #85998f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 133 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.83 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.90 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.12 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.89 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 13.14 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.36 #7a667a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#859985  rgb(133, 153, 133)  hsl(120, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#998599  rgb(153, 133, 153)  hsl(300, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#858599  rgb(133, 133, 153)  hsl(240, 9%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#998585  rgb(153, 133, 133)  hsl(0, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray