What color is #857A4D?

#857A4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857A4D?

The RGB value is 133, 122, 77: 133 red, 122 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857A4D?

The complementary color is #4D5885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857A4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857A4D color

#857A4D rgb(133, 122, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857A4D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.8% green and 30.2% blue (133, 122, 77).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#857A4D color codes

HEX	`#857A4D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 122, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -2.67, 26.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 26.29, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.972, 19.442, 9.826)`
Decimal	`8747597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857A4D, 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 #857A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #857A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857a4d; }
.text { color: #857a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 122 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857a4d, #74854d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857A4D?: #857A4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857A4D?: The RGB value is 133, 122, 77: 133 red, 122 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857A4D?: The complementary color is #4D5885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857A4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.