What color is #857E56?

#857E56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857E56?

The RGB value is 133, 126, 86: 133 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857E56?

The complementary color is #565D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857E56 color

#857E56 rgb(133, 126, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #857E56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.4% green and 33.7% blue (133, 126, 86).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#857E56 color codes

HEX	`#857E56`
RGB	`rgb(133, 126, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -3.81, 22.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 23.09, 99.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.814, 20.581, 11.784)`
Decimal	`8748630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857E56, 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 #857E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #857E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857e56; }
.text { color: #857e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 126 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857e56, #758556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857E56?: #857E56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857E56?: The RGB value is 133, 126, 86: 133 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857E56?: The complementary color is #565D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.