What color is #858712?

#858712 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858712?

The RGB value is 133, 135, 18: 133 red, 135 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858712?

The complementary color is #141287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858712?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858712 color

#858712 rgb(133, 135, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858712 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.9% green and 7.1% blue (133, 135, 18).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 76% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#858712 color codes

HEX	`#858712`
RGB	`rgb(133, 135, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 76%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 87%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 87%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, -13.98, 55.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 57.11, 104.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.447, 22.359, 3.916)`
Decimal	`8750866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858712, 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 #858712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #858712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858712; }
.text { color: #858712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 135 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858712, #4b8712); }

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Questions

What color is #858712?: #858712 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858712?: The RGB value is 133, 135, 18: 133 red, 135 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858712?: The complementary color is #141287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858712?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.