What color is #857670?

#857670 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857670?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 112: 133 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857670?

The complementary color is #707F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857670 color

#857670 rgb(133, 118, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857670 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 43.9% blue (133, 118, 112).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#857670 color codes

HEX	`#857670`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 4.72, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 7.19, 48.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.076, 19.114, 18.011)`
Decimal	`8746608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857670, 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 #857670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #857670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857670; }
.text { color: #857670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857670, #858170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857670?: #857670 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857670?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 112: 133 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857670?: The complementary color is #707F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.