What color is #856B68?

#856B68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856B68?

The RGB value is 133, 107, 104: 133 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856B68?

The complementary color is #688285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856B68 color

#856B68 rgb(133, 107, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856B68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (133, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#856B68 color codes

HEX	`#856B68`
RGB	`rgb(133, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 9.81, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 11.29, 29.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.429, 16.502, 15.361)`
Decimal	`8743784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856B68, 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 #856B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #856B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856b68; }
.text { color: #856b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856b68, #857a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856B68?: #856B68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856B68?: The RGB value is 133, 107, 104: 133 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856B68?: The complementary color is #688285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.