What color is #857177?

#857177 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857177?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 119: 133 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857177?

The complementary color is #71857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857177 color

#857177 rgb(133, 113, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857177 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 46.7% blue (133, 113, 119).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#857177 color codes

HEX	`#857177`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.65, 8.89, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.65, 8.9, 357.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.908, 18.129, 19.952)`
Decimal	`8745335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857177, 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 #857177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #857177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857177; }
.text { color: #857177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857177, #857571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #857177?: #857177 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857177?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 119: 133 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857177?: The complementary color is #71857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.