What color is #85806B?

#85806B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85806B?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 107: 133 red, 128 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85806B?

The complementary color is #6B7085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85806B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85806B color

#85806B rgb(133, 128, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85806B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 42% blue (133, 128, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#85806B color codes

HEX	`#85806B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -1.85, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 12.24, 98.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.046, 21.487, 16.998)`
Decimal	`8749163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85806B, 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 #85806B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85806B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #85806B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85806b; }
.text { color: #85806b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85806b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85806b, #7d856b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85806B?: #85806B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85806B?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 107: 133 red, 128 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85806B?: The complementary color is #6B7085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85806B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.