What color is #858354?

#858354 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858354?

The RGB value is 133, 131, 84: 133 red, 131 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858354?

The complementary color is #545685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858354?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858354 color

#858354 rgb(133, 131, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858354 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.4% green and 32.9% blue (133, 131, 84).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#858354 color codes

HEX	`#858354`
RGB	`rgb(133, 131, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -6.86, 25.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 26.61, 104.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.39, 21.86, 11.584)`
Decimal	`8749908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858354, 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 #858354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #858354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858354; }
.text { color: #858354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 131 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858354, #6f8554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858354?: #858354 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858354?: The RGB value is 133, 131, 84: 133 red, 131 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858354?: The complementary color is #545685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858354?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.