What color is #85673A?

#85673A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85673A?

The RGB value is 133, 103, 58: 133 red, 103 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85673A?

The complementary color is #3A5885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85673A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85673A color

#85673A rgb(133, 103, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85673A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40.4% green and 22.7% blue (133, 103, 58).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 56% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#85673A color codes

HEX	`#85673A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 103, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 56%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 6.29, 29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 30.42, 78.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.288, 14.993, 6.091)`
Decimal	`8742714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85673A, 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 #85673A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85673A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #85673A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85673a; }
.text { color: #85673a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85673a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 103 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85673a, #7e853a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #85673A?: #85673A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85673A?: The RGB value is 133, 103, 58: 133 red, 103 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85673A?: The complementary color is #3A5885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85673A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.