What color is #857151?

#857151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857151?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 81: 133 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857151?

The complementary color is #516585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857151 color

#857151 rgb(133, 113, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857151 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 31.8% blue (133, 113, 81).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#857151 color codes

HEX	`#857151`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 2.97, 20.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 20.89, 81.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.064, 17.392, 10.241)`
Decimal	`8745297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857151, 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 #857151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #857151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857151; }
.text { color: #857151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857151, #7f8551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857151?: #857151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857151?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 81: 133 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857151?: The complementary color is #516585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.