What color is #85706B?

#85706B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85706B?

The RGB value is 133, 112, 107: 133 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85706B?

The complementary color is #6B8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85706B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85706B color

#85706B rgb(133, 112, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85706B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.9% green and 42% blue (133, 112, 107).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

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

#85706B color codes

HEX	`#85706B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 112, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, 7.37, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 9.41, 38.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.121, 17.637, 16.357)`
Decimal	`8745067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85706B, 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 #85706B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85706B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #85706B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85706b; }
.text { color: #85706b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85706b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 112 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85706b, #857d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85706B?: #85706B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85706B?: The RGB value is 133, 112, 107: 133 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85706B?: The complementary color is #6B8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85706B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.