What color is #857171?

#857171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857171?

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

What is the complementary color of #857171?

The complementary color is #718585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857171 color

#857171 rgb(133, 113, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857171 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#857171 color codes

HEX	`#857171`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 7.82, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 8.34, 20.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.559, 17.99, 18.114)`
Decimal	`8745329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857171, 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 #857171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #857171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857171; }
.text { color: #857171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857171, #857b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857171?: #857171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857171?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 113: 133 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857171?: The complementary color is #718585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.