What color is #857A6C?

#857A6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857A6C?

The RGB value is 133, 122, 108: 133 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857A6C?

The complementary color is #6C7785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857A6C color

#857A6C rgb(133, 122, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857A6C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.8% green and 42.4% blue (133, 122, 108).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#857A6C color codes

HEX	`#857A6C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 122, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 1.74, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 9.36, 79.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.339, 19.989, 17.024)`
Decimal	`8747628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857A6C, 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 #857A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #857A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857a6c; }
.text { color: #857a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 122 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857a6c, #84856c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #857A6C?: #857A6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857A6C?: The RGB value is 133, 122, 108: 133 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857A6C?: The complementary color is #6C7785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.