What color is #857E63?

#857E63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857E63?

The RGB value is 133, 126, 99: 133 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857E63?

The complementary color is #636A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857E63?

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.

#857E63 color

#857E63 rgb(133, 126, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857E63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (133, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#857E63 color codes

HEX	`#857E63`
RGB	`rgb(133, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, -1.98, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 15.82, 97.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.386, 20.81, 14.797)`
Decimal	`8748643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857E63, 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 #857E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857E63 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 #857E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857e63; }
.text { color: #857e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857e63, #7b8563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #857E63?: #857E63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857E63?: The RGB value is 133, 126, 99: 133 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857E63?: The complementary color is #636A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857E63?: 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.