What color is #855F45?

#855F45 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 #855F45?

The RGB value is 133, 95, 69: 133 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855F45?

The complementary color is #456B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855F45 color

#855F45 rgb(133, 95, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #855F45 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (133, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#855F45 color codes

HEX	`#855F45`
RGB	`rgb(133, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 12.1, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 24.21, 60.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.84, 13.602, 7.473)`
Decimal	`8740677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855F45, 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 #855F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #855F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855f45; }
.text { color: #855f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855f45, #857f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #855F45?: #855F45 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 #855F45?: The RGB value is 133, 95, 69: 133 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855F45?: The complementary color is #456B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.