What color is #85635B?

#85635B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85635B?

The RGB value is 133, 99, 91: 133 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85635B?

The complementary color is #5B7D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85635B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85635B color

#85635B rgb(133, 99, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85635B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38.8% green and 35.7% blue (133, 99, 91).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#85635B color codes

HEX	`#85635B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 99, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, 12.53, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 15.97, 38.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.023, 14.666, 11.882)`
Decimal	`8741723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85635B, 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 #85635B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85635B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #85635B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85635b; }
.text { color: #85635b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85635b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 99 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85635b, #85785b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85635B?: #85635B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85635B?: The RGB value is 133, 99, 91: 133 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85635B?: The complementary color is #5B7D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85635B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.