What color is #857453?

#857453 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857453?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 83: 133 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857453?

The complementary color is #536485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857453 color

#857453 rgb(133, 116, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857453 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 32.5% blue (133, 116, 83).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#857453 color codes

HEX	`#857453`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, 1.49, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 20.74, 85.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.48, 18.103, 10.755)`
Decimal	`8746067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857453, 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 #857453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #857453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857453; }
.text { color: #857453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857453, #7d8553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857453?: #857453 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857453?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 83: 133 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857453?: The complementary color is #536485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.