What color is #85786E?

#85786E 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 #85786E?

The RGB value is 133, 120, 110: 133 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85786E?

The complementary color is #6E7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85786E color

#85786E rgb(133, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85786E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (133, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#85786E color codes

HEX	`#85786E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, 3.22, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 7.99, 66.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.204, 19.546, 17.51)`
Decimal	`8747118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85786E, 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 #85786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #85786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85786e; }
.text { color: #85786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85786e, #85846e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85786E?: #85786E 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 #85786E?: The RGB value is 133, 120, 110: 133 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85786E?: The complementary color is #6E7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.