What color is #857B49?

#857B49 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 #857B49?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 73: 133 red, 123 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B49?

The complementary color is #495385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B49 color

#857B49 rgb(133, 123, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857B49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 28.6% blue (133, 123, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#857B49 color codes

HEX	`#857B49`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.42, -3.69, 28.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.42, 28.89, 97.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.959, 19.634, 9.146)`
Decimal	`8747849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B49, 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 #857B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #857B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b49; }
.text { color: #857b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b49, #718549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B49?: #857B49 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 #857B49?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 73: 133 red, 123 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B49?: The complementary color is #495385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.