What color is #856451?

#856451 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856451?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 81: 133 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856451?

The complementary color is #517285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856451 color

#856451 rgb(133, 100, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856451 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 31.8% blue (133, 100, 81).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#856451 color codes

HEX	`#856451`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, 10.58, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 19.13, 56.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.716, 14.696, 9.792)`
Decimal	`8741969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856451, 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 #856451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #856451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856451; }
.text { color: #856451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856451, #857e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856451?: #856451 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856451?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 81: 133 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856451?: The complementary color is #517285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.