What color is #856E6E?

#856E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856E6E?

The RGB value is 133, 110, 110: 133 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856E6E?

The complementary color is #6E8585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856E6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856E6E color

#856E6E rgb(133, 110, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856E6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.1% green and 43.1% blue (133, 110, 110).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#856E6E color codes

HEX	`#856E6E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 110, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 9.05, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 9.67, 20.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.063, 17.265, 17.13)`
Decimal	`8744558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856E6E, 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 #856E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #856E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856e6e; }
.text { color: #856e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 110 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856e6e, #857a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856E6E?: #856E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856E6E?: The RGB value is 133, 110, 110: 133 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856E6E?: The complementary color is #6E8585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856E6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.