What color is #857477?

#857477 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857477?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 119: 133 red, 116 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857477?

The complementary color is #748582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857477 color

#857477 rgb(133, 116, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857477 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 46.7% blue (133, 116, 119).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#857477 color codes

HEX	`#857477`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 7.14, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 7.18, 6.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.248, 18.81, 20.066)`
Decimal	`8746103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857477, 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 #857477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #857477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857477; }
.text { color: #857477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857477, #857a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857477?: #857477 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857477?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 119: 133 red, 116 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857477?: The complementary color is #748582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.