What color is #857765?

#857765 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857765?

The RGB value is 133, 119, 101: 133 red, 119 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857765?

The complementary color is #657385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857765?

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.

#857765 color

#857765 rgb(133, 119, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857765 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.7% green and 39.6% blue (133, 119, 101).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#857765 color codes

HEX	`#857765`
RGB	`rgb(133, 119, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 2.33, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 12.11, 78.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.619, 19.12, 15.019)`
Decimal	`8746853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857765, 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 #857765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857765 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 #857765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857765; }
.text { color: #857765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 119 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857765, #838565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #857765?: #857765 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857765?: The RGB value is 133, 119, 101: 133 red, 119 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857765?: The complementary color is #657385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857765?: 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.