What color is #856F6D?

#856F6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856F6D?

The RGB value is 133, 111, 109: 133 red, 111 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856F6D?

The complementary color is #6D8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856F6D color

#856F6D rgb(133, 111, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856F6D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.5% green and 42.7% blue (133, 111, 109).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#856F6D color codes

HEX	`#856F6D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 111, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, 8.3, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 9.36, 27.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.118, 17.46, 16.881)`
Decimal	`8744813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856F6D, 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 #856F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #856F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856f6d; }
.text { color: #856f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 111 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856f6d, #857b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856F6D?: #856F6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856F6D?: The RGB value is 133, 111, 109: 133 red, 111 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856F6D?: The complementary color is #6D8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.