What color is #855A45?

#855A45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855A45?

The RGB value is 133, 90, 69: 133 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855A45?

The complementary color is #457085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855A45 color

#855A45 rgb(133, 90, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #855A45 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 35.3% green and 27.1% blue (133, 90, 69).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#855A45 color codes

HEX	`#855A45`
RGB	`rgb(133, 90, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 35.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 15.05, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 24.44, 51.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.404, 12.73, 7.327)`
Decimal	`8739397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855A45, 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 #855A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #855A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855a45; }
.text { color: #855a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 90 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855a45, #857a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #855A45?: #855A45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855A45?: The RGB value is 133, 90, 69: 133 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855A45?: The complementary color is #457085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.