What color is #85564A?

#85564A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85564A?

The RGB value is 133, 86, 74: 133 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85564A?

The complementary color is #4A7985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85564A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85564A color

#85564A rgb(133, 86, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85564A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 33.7% green and 29% blue (133, 86, 74).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#85564A color codes

HEX	`#85564A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 86, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 33.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, 17.98, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 23.43, 39.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.237, 12.138, 8.07)`
Decimal	`8738378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85564A, 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 #85564A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85564A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #85564A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85564a; }
.text { color: #85564a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85564a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 86 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85564a, #85734a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #85564A?: #85564A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85564A?: The RGB value is 133, 86, 74: 133 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85564A?: The complementary color is #4A7985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85564A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.