What color is #857F64?

#857F64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857F64?

The RGB value is 133, 127, 100: 133 red, 127 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857F64?

The complementary color is #646A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857F64 color

#857F64 rgb(133, 127, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857F64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.8% green and 39.2% blue (133, 127, 100).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#857F64 color codes

HEX	`#857F64`
RGB	`rgb(133, 127, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -2.39, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 15.71, 98.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.563, 21.086, 15.094)`
Decimal	`8748900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857F64, 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 #857F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #857F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857f64; }
.text { color: #857f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 127 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857f64, #7b8564); }

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Questions

What color is #857F64?: #857F64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857F64?: The RGB value is 133, 127, 100: 133 red, 127 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857F64?: The complementary color is #646A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.