What color is #85775F?

#85775F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85775F?

The RGB value is 133, 119, 95: 133 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85775F?

The complementary color is #5F6D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85775F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85775F color

#85775F rgb(133, 119, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #85775F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.7% green and 37.3% blue (133, 119, 95).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#85775F color codes

HEX	`#85775F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 119, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 1.42, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 15.26, 84.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.335, 19.007, 13.527)`
Decimal	`8746847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85775F, 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 #85775F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85775F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #85775F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85775f; }
.text { color: #85775f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85775f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 119 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85775f, #80855f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #85775F?: #85775F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85775F?: The RGB value is 133, 119, 95: 133 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85775F?: The complementary color is #5F6D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85775F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.