What color is #857666?

#857666 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857666?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 102: 133 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857666?

The complementary color is #667585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857666 color

#857666 rgb(133, 118, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857666 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 40% blue (133, 118, 102).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#857666 color codes

HEX	`#857666`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 3.07, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 11.36, 74.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.55, 18.903, 15.239)`
Decimal	`8746598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857666, 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 #857666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #857666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857666; }
.text { color: #857666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857666, #848566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857666?: #857666 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857666?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 102: 133 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857666?: The complementary color is #667585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.