What color is #858065?

#858065 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858065?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 101: 133 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858065?

The complementary color is #656A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858065 color

#858065 rgb(133, 128, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858065 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 39.6% blue (133, 128, 101).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% 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 5.27:1).

#858065 color codes

HEX	`#858065`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -2.8, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 15.63, 100.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.741, 21.365, 15.393)`
Decimal	`8749157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858065, 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 #858065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #858065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858065; }
.text { color: #858065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858065, #7a8565); }

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Questions

What color is #858065?: #858065 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858065?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 101: 133 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858065?: The complementary color is #656A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.