#858585Black Mana (#858585) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #858585 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 133, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.5 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.617 0.000 90) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black Mana shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8b827c — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#8a8682 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#858585 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#858687 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Black Mana in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.69:1 and against black 5.69:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dddddd · #b5b5b5 · #858585 · #6a6a6a · #484848 · #282828
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a3b087 · #9c9a6a · #858585 · #8c6d44 · #7e593d · #6d4738
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a8d0a3 · #97aa94 · #858585 · #76663c · #594b23 · #263724
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f7edd2 · #d4c9ac · #aca697 · #858585 · #495784 · #302a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #a4a096 · #858585 · #696b70 · #302c22 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f2f2 · #c9c9c9 · #858585 · #222222 · #030303 · #e7c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf2ff · #929fc7 · #858585 · #5a6997 · #202a4c · #0b0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf2ff · #7ea6c3 · #858585 · #716190 · #043048 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #73abb5 · #858585 · #845b80 · #3e1f3b · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #77ada2 · #858585 · #5a6997 · #451d2b · #000008
#999999 · #aeaeae · #c2c2c2 · #d6d6d6 · #ebebeb
#6f6f6f · #595959 · #434343 · #2c2c2c · #161616
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.