What color is #857475?

#857475 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857475?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 117: 133 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857475?

The complementary color is #748584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857475 color

#857475 rgb(133, 116, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (133, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#857475 color codes

HEX	`#857475`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, 6.77, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 7.03, 15.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.129, 18.762, 19.44)`
Decimal	`8746101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857475, 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 #857475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #857475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857475; }
.text { color: #857475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857475, #857c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857475?: #857475 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857475?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 117: 133 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857475?: The complementary color is #748584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.