What color is #856D58?

#856D58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D58?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 88: 133 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D58?

The complementary color is #587085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D58 color

#856D58 rgb(133, 109, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856D58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 34.5% blue (133, 109, 88).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#856D58 color codes

HEX	`#856D58`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 6.22, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 16.52, 67.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.903, 16.629, 11.55)`
Decimal	`8744280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D58, 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 #856D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #856D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d58; }
.text { color: #856d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d58, #858458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856D58?: #856D58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D58?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 88: 133 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D58?: The complementary color is #587085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.