What color is #858056?

#858056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858056?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 86: 133 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858056?

The complementary color is #565B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858056?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858056 color

#858056 rgb(133, 128, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858056 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 33.7% blue (133, 128, 86).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#858056 color codes

HEX	`#858056`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -4.93, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 24.03, 101.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.072, 21.097, 11.87)`
Decimal	`8749142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858056, 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 #858056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #858056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858056; }
.text { color: #858056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858056, #738556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858056?: #858056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858056?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 86: 133 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858056?: The complementary color is #565B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858056?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.