What color is #857B52?

#857B52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857B52?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 82: 133 red, 123 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B52?

The complementary color is #525C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B52 color

#857B52 rgb(133, 123, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857B52 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 32.2% blue (133, 123, 82).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#857B52 color codes

HEX	`#857B52`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, -2.63, 23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 23.97, 96.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.279, 19.762, 10.833)`
Decimal	`8747858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B52, 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 #857B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #857B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b52; }
.text { color: #857b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b52, #768552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B52?: #857B52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857B52?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 82: 133 red, 123 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B52?: The complementary color is #525C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.