What color is #857961?

#857961 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 #857961?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 97: 133 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857961?

The complementary color is #616D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857961 color

#857961 rgb(133, 121, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857961 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 38% blue (133, 121, 97).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#857961 color codes

HEX	`#857961`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, 0.57, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 14.87, 87.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.668, 19.525, 14.092)`
Decimal	`8747361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857961, 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 #857961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #857961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857961; }
.text { color: #857961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857961, #7f8561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857961?: #857961 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 #857961?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 97: 133 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857961?: The complementary color is #616D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.