What color is #857A77?

#857A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857A77?

The RGB value is 133, 122, 119: 133 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857A77?

The complementary color is #778285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857A77 color

#857A77 rgb(133, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (133, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#857A77 color codes

HEX	`#857A77`
RGB	`rgb(133, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, 3.65, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 4.83, 40.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.962, 20.238, 20.304)`
Decimal	`8747639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857A77, 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 #857A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #857A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857a77; }
.text { color: #857a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857a77, #858177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857A77?: #857A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857A77?: The RGB value is 133, 122, 119: 133 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857A77?: The complementary color is #778285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.