What color is #855E42?

#855E42 is a desaturated orange known as Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Wood?

The RGB value is 133, 94, 66: 133 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Wood?

The complementary color is #426985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Wood color: hex code #855E42

#855E42 rgb(133, 94, 66)

Shades of brown

Dark Wood has the hex code #855E42. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.9% green and 25.9% blue (133, 94, 66).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 50% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

Dark Wood (#855E42) color codes

HEX	`#855E42`
RGB	`rgb(133, 94, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.34, 12.37, 22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.34, 25.52, 61.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.66, 13.386, 6.965)`
Decimal	`8740418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Wood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #855E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #855E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855e42; }
.text { color: #855e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 94 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855e42, #858042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #855E42 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #855E42?: #855E42 is a desaturated orange known as Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Wood?: The RGB value is 133, 94, 66: 133 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Wood?: The complementary color is #426985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.