What color is #857B4F?

#857B4F 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 #857B4F?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 79: 133 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B4F?

The complementary color is #4F5985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B4F color

#857B4F rgb(133, 123, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857B4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 31% blue (133, 123, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#857B4F color codes

HEX	`#857B4F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -3, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 25.62, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.167, 19.718, 10.244)`
Decimal	`8747855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B4F, 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 #857B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #857B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b4f; }
.text { color: #857b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b4f, #74854f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B4F?: #857B4F 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 #857B4F?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 79: 133 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B4F?: The complementary color is #4F5985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.