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#85755C

Mocha · medium warm brown

About #85755C

With the hex code #85755C, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 46% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mocha — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Mocha Mousse. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C6C85, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.70:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red133
Green117
Blue92

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 7.9
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 13.2
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 16.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #85755C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #85755C.
4.47:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #85755C.
4.70:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #85755C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#85755C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7C755A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#80795D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8C706E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #85755C?

With the hex code #85755C, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 46% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #85755C?

Use black text. Black on #85755C has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #85755C?

Its complementary colour is #5C6C85, and analogous partners are #85605C and #81855C.