What color is #856D61?

#856D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D61?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 97: 133 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D61?

The complementary color is #617985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D61 color

#856D61 rgb(133, 109, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856D61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (133, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#856D61 color codes

HEX	`#856D61`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 7.53, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 12.73, 53.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.299, 16.788, 13.636)`
Decimal	`8744289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D61, 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 #856D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #856D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d61; }
.text { color: #856d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d61, #857f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856D61?: #856D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D61?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 97: 133 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D61?: The complementary color is #617985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.