What color is #85593F?

#85593F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85593F?

The RGB value is 133, 89, 63: 133 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85593F?

The complementary color is #3F6B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85593F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85593F color

#85593F rgb(133, 89, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85593F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 34.9% green and 24.7% blue (133, 89, 63).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#85593F color codes

HEX	`#85593F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 89, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 34.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.99, 15.01, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.99, 26.92, 56.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.143, 12.491, 6.368)`
Decimal	`8739135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85593F, 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 #85593F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85593F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #85593F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85593f; }
.text { color: #85593f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85593f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 89 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85593f, #857c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #85593F?: #85593F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85593F?: The RGB value is 133, 89, 63: 133 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85593F?: The complementary color is #3F6B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85593F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.