What color is #85796F?

#85796F 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 #85796F?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 111: 133 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85796F?

The complementary color is #6F7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85796F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85796F color

#85796F rgb(133, 121, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85796F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 43.5% blue (133, 121, 111).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#85796F color codes

HEX	`#85796F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, 2.82, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 7.69, 68.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.379, 19.809, 17.839)`
Decimal	`8747375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85796F, 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 #85796F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85796F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #85796F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85796f; }
.text { color: #85796f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85796f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85796f, #85846f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85796F?: #85796F 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 #85796F?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 111: 133 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85796F?: The complementary color is #6F7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85796F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.