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#85888B Monument

#85888B is a medium gray named Monument. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(133, 136, 139)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 3% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. #85888B is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.89:1.

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Variations of #85888B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#85888B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#85888B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #85888B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #86878B
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87888B
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86888B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #86878B
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #86888B
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #848989
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #84888A
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #878888

#85888B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.56:1 Poor#85888B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.89:1 Good#85888B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85888B in CSS

/* Monument */
.color { color: #85888B; }
.background { background-color: #85888B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85888B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 136 139);
color: hsl(210 3% 53%);
color: oklch(0.625 0.006 247.9);

#85888B FAQ

What color is #85888B?

#85888B is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Monument. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #85888B?

#85888B is rgb(133, 136, 139) in RGB, hsl(210, 3%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85888B?

The complementary color of #85888B is #8B8885, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85888B?

Black text has the best contrast on #85888B: 5.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85888B a warm or cool color?

#85888B is a neutral color.