What color is #856D5E?

#856D5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D5E?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 94: 133 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D5E?

The complementary color is #5E7685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D5E color

#856D5E rgb(133, 109, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #856D5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 36.9% blue (133, 109, 94).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#856D5E color codes

HEX	`#856D5E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, 7.08, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 13.89, 59.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.162, 16.733, 12.913)`
Decimal	`8744286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D5E, 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 #856D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #856D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d5e; }
.text { color: #856d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d5e, #85815e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856D5E?: #856D5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D5E?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 94: 133 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D5E?: The complementary color is #5E7685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.