What color is #856E77?

#856E77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856E77?

The RGB value is 133, 110, 119: 133 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856E77?

The complementary color is #6E857C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856E77 color

#856E77 rgb(133, 110, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856E77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.1% green and 46.7% blue (133, 110, 119).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#856E77 color codes

HEX	`#856E77`
RGB	`rgb(133, 110, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, 10.66, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 10.78, 351.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.578, 17.471, 19.843)`
Decimal	`8744567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856E77, 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 #856E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #856E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856e77; }
.text { color: #856e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 110 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856e77, #85716e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #856E77?: #856E77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856E77?: The RGB value is 133, 110, 119: 133 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856E77?: The complementary color is #6E857C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.