What color is #858164?

#858164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858164?

The RGB value is 133, 129, 100: 133 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858164?

The complementary color is #646885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858164 color

#858164 rgb(133, 129, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858164 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.6% green and 39.2% blue (133, 129, 100).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#858164 color codes

HEX	`#858164`
RGB	`rgb(133, 129, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, -3.52, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 16.68, 102.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.823, 21.608, 15.181)`
Decimal	`8749412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858164, 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 #858164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #858164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858164; }
.text { color: #858164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 129 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858164, #798564); }

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Questions

What color is #858164?: #858164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858164?: The RGB value is 133, 129, 100: 133 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858164?: The complementary color is #646885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.