What color is #857F67?

#857F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857F67?

The RGB value is 133, 127, 103: 133 red, 127 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857F67?

The complementary color is #676D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857F67 color

#857F67 rgb(133, 127, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857F67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.8% green and 40.4% blue (133, 127, 103).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#857F67 color codes

HEX	`#857F67`
RGB	`rgb(133, 127, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -1.93, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 14.03, 97.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.71, 21.145, 15.872)`
Decimal	`8748903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857F67, 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 #857F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #857F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857f67; }
.text { color: #857f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 127 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857f67, #7c8567); }

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Questions

What color is #857F67?: #857F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857F67?: The RGB value is 133, 127, 103: 133 red, 127 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857F67?: The complementary color is #676D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.