What color is #85676C?

#85676C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85676C?

The RGB value is 133, 103, 108: 133 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85676C?

The complementary color is #678580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85676C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85676C color

#85676C rgb(133, 103, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85676C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40.4% green and 42.4% blue (133, 103, 108).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#85676C color codes

HEX	`#85676C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 103, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, 12.84, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 12.97, 8.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.23, 15.77, 16.321)`
Decimal	`8742764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85676C, 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 #85676C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85676C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #85676C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85676c; }
.text { color: #85676c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85676c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 103 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85676c, #857167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85676C?: #85676C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85676C?: The RGB value is 133, 103, 108: 133 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85676C?: The complementary color is #678580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85676C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.