What color is #857E5B?

#857E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857E5B?

The RGB value is 133, 126, 91: 133 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857E5B?

The complementary color is #5B6285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857E5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857E5B color

#857E5B rgb(133, 126, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857E5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.4% green and 35.7% blue (133, 126, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#857E5B color codes

HEX	`#857E5B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 126, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, -3.14, 20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 20.3, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.022, 20.664, 12.882)`
Decimal	`8748635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857E5B, 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 #857E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #857E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857e5b; }
.text { color: #857e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 126 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857e5b, #77855b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #857E5B?: #857E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857E5B?: The RGB value is 133, 126, 91: 133 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857E5B?: The complementary color is #5B6285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857E5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.