What color is #85754D?

#85754D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85754D?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 77: 133 red, 117 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85754D?

The complementary color is #4D5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85754D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85754D color

#85754D rgb(133, 117, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85754D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 30.2% blue (133, 117, 77).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#85754D color codes

HEX	`#85754D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 0.18, 24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 24.34, 89.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.374, 18.246, 9.626)`
Decimal	`8746317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85754D, 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 #85754D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85754D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #85754D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85754d; }
.text { color: #85754d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85754d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85754d, #79854d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #85754D?: #85754D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85754D?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 77: 133 red, 117 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85754D?: The complementary color is #4D5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85754D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.