What color is #858453?

#858453 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858453?

The RGB value is 133, 132, 83: 133 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858453?

The complementary color is #535485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858453 color

#858453 rgb(133, 132, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858453 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.8% green and 32.5% blue (133, 132, 83).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#858453 color codes

HEX	`#858453`
RGB	`rgb(133, 132, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -7.54, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 27.66, 105.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.486, 22.114, 11.424)`
Decimal	`8750163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858453, 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 #858453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #858453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858453; }
.text { color: #858453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 132 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858453, #6d8553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858453?: #858453 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858453?: The RGB value is 133, 132, 83: 133 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858453?: The complementary color is #535485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.