What color is #857578?

#857578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857578?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 120: 133 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857578?

The complementary color is #758582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857578 color

#857578 rgb(133, 117, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857578 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 47.1% blue (133, 117, 120).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% 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 4.81:1).

#857578 color codes

HEX	`#857578`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 6.74, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 6.77, 5.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.424, 19.066, 20.422)`
Decimal	`8746360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857578, 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 #857578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #857578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857578; }
.text { color: #857578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857578, #857a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857578?: #857578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857578?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 120: 133 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857578?: The complementary color is #758582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.