What color is #856B53?

#856B53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856B53?

The RGB value is 133, 107, 83: 133 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856B53?

The complementary color is #536D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856B53 color

#856B53 rgb(133, 107, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856B53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42% green and 32.5% blue (133, 107, 83).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#856B53 color codes

HEX	`#856B53`
RGB	`rgb(133, 107, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 6.72, 17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 18.62, 68.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.492, 16.127, 10.426)`
Decimal	`8743763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856B53, 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 #856B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #856B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856b53; }
.text { color: #856b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 107 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856b53, #858453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856B53?: #856B53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856B53?: The RGB value is 133, 107, 83: 133 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856B53?: The complementary color is #536D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.