What color is #857B76?

#857B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857B76?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 118: 133 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B76?

The complementary color is #768085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B76 color

#857B76 rgb(133, 123, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857B76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 46.3% blue (133, 123, 118).

Its hue angle is 20°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#857B76 color codes

HEX	`#857B76`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, 2.89, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 5.02, 54.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.026, 20.461, 20.03)`
Decimal	`8747894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B76, 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 #857B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #857B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b76; }
.text { color: #857b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b76, #858376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B76?: #857B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857B76?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 118: 133 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B76?: The complementary color is #768085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.