What color is #857975?

#857975 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857975?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 117: 133 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857975?

The complementary color is #758185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857975 color

#857975 rgb(133, 121, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (133, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#857975 color codes

HEX	`#857975`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, 3.87, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 5.46, 44.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.721, 19.946, 19.637)`
Decimal	`8747381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857975, 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 #857975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #857975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857975; }
.text { color: #857975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857975, #858175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857975?: #857975 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857975?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 117: 133 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857975?: The complementary color is #758185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.