What color is #856D57?

#856D57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D57?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 87: 133 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D57?

The complementary color is #576F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D57 color

#856D57 rgb(133, 109, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856D57 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (133, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#856D57 color codes

HEX	`#856D57`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 6.09, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 16.99, 69.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.862, 16.613, 11.333)`
Decimal	`8744279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D57, 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 #856D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #856D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d57; }
.text { color: #856d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d57, #858457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856D57?: #856D57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D57?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 87: 133 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D57?: The complementary color is #576F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.