What color is #857450?

#857450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857450?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 80: 133 red, 116 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857450?

The complementary color is #506185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857450?

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.

#857450 color

#857450 rgb(133, 116, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857450 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 31.4% blue (133, 116, 80).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 40% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#857450 color codes

HEX	`#857450`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, 1.11, 22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 22.36, 87.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.367, 18.057, 10.158)`
Decimal	`8746064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857450, 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 #857450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857450 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 #857450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857450; }
.text { color: #857450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857450, #7c8550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857450?: #857450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857450?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 80: 133 red, 116 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857450?: The complementary color is #506185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857450?: 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.