What color is #857C79?

#857C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857C79?

The RGB value is 133, 124, 121: 133 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857C79?

The complementary color is #798285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857C79 color

#857C79 rgb(133, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857C79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (133, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#857C79 color codes

HEX	`#857C79`
RGB	`rgb(133, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, 2.86, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 4.05, 45.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.331, 20.783, 21.026)`
Decimal	`8748153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857C79, 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 #857C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #857C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857c79; }
.text { color: #857c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857c79, #858279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #857C79?: #857C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857C79?: The RGB value is 133, 124, 121: 133 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857C79?: The complementary color is #798285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.