What color is #85735E?

#85735E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85735E?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 94: 133 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85735E?

The complementary color is #5E7085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85735E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85735E color

#85735E rgb(133, 115, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85735E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 36.9% blue (133, 115, 94).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#85735E color codes

HEX	`#85735E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 3.59, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 14.67, 75.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.824, 18.057, 13.134)`
Decimal	`8745822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85735E, 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 #85735E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85735E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #85735E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85735e; }
.text { color: #85735e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85735e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85735e, #84855e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85735E?: #85735E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85735E?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 94: 133 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85735E?: The complementary color is #5E7085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85735E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.