What color is #856F74?

#856F74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856F74?

The RGB value is 133, 111, 116: 133 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856F74?

The complementary color is #6F8580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856F74 color

#856F74 rgb(133, 111, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856F74 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (133, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#856F74 color codes

HEX	`#856F74`
RGB	`rgb(133, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.03, 9.52, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.03, 9.53, 2.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.51, 17.617, 18.945)`
Decimal	`8744820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856F74, 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 #856F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #856F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856f74; }
.text { color: #856f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856f74, #85756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #856F74?: #856F74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856F74?: The RGB value is 133, 111, 116: 133 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856F74?: The complementary color is #6F8580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.