What color is #85655C?

#85655C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85655C?

The RGB value is 133, 101, 92: 133 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85655C?

The complementary color is #5C7C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85655C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85655C color

#85655C rgb(133, 101, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85655C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.6% green and 36.1% blue (133, 101, 92).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#85655C color codes

HEX	`#85655C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 101, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 11.49, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 15.28, 41.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.259, 15.067, 12.175)`
Decimal	`8742236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85655C, 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 #85655C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85655C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #85655C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85655c; }
.text { color: #85655c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85655c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 101 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85655c, #857a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85655C?: #85655C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85655C?: The RGB value is 133, 101, 92: 133 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85655C?: The complementary color is #5C7C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85655C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.