What color is #857E74?

#857E74 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857E74?

The RGB value is 133, 126, 116: 133 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857E74?

The complementary color is #747B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857E74 color

#857E74 rgb(133, 126, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #857E74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.4% green and 45.5% blue (133, 126, 116).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#857E74 color codes

HEX	`#857E74`
RGB	`rgb(133, 126, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 0.81, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 6.44, 82.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.286, 21.169, 19.537)`
Decimal	`8748660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857E74, 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 #857E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #857E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857e74; }
.text { color: #857e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 126 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857e74, #848574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #857E74?: #857E74 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857E74?: The RGB value is 133, 126, 116: 133 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857E74?: The complementary color is #747B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.