What color is #858057?

#858057 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 #858057?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 87: 133 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858057?

The complementary color is #575C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858057?

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.

#858057 color

#858057 rgb(133, 128, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858057 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 34.1% blue (133, 128, 87).

Its hue angle is 53°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#858057 color codes

HEX	`#858057`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, -4.8, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 23.48, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.113, 21.113, 12.083)`
Decimal	`8749143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858057, 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 #858057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858057 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 #858057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858057; }
.text { color: #858057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858057, #738557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858057?: #858057 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 #858057?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 87: 133 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858057?: The complementary color is #575C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858057?: 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.