What color is #856A42?

#856A42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856A42?

The RGB value is 133, 106, 66: 133 red, 106 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856A42?

The complementary color is #425D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856A42 color

#856A42 rgb(133, 106, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856A42 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.6% green and 25.9% blue (133, 106, 66).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 50% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Sesame (#896A46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#856A42 color codes

HEX	`#856A42`
RGB	`rgb(133, 106, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 5.31, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 26.97, 78.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.811, 15.689, 7.349)`
Decimal	`8743490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856A42, 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 #856A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #856A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856a42; }
.text { color: #856a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 106 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856a42, #7f8542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856A42?: #856A42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856A42?: The RGB value is 133, 106, 66: 133 red, 106 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856A42?: The complementary color is #425D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.