#856469

Color #856469

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856469

RGB

rgb(133, 100, 105)

HSL

hsl(350.9, 14.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.9, 24.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 21.1%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(45.8, 14.11, 2.36)

LCH

lch(45.8, 14.31, 9.5)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0432, 8.52)

HWB

hwb(350.9, 39.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#648580

Analogous

#85647a

#856469

#857064

Triadic

#856469

#698564

#646985

Split-complementary

#856469

#648570

#647a85

Tetradic

#856469

#858064

#648580

#646985

Square

#856469

#7a8564

#648580

#706485

Shades

Color #856469 mixed toward black.

#6f5358

#594346

#433235

#2c2123

#161112

Tints

Color #856469 mixed toward white.

#9c7b80

#b0969a

#c4b0b3

#d7cacc

#ebe5e6

Tones

Color #856469 mixed toward gray.

#82676b

#806a6d

#7d6c6f

#7a6f71

#777273

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787868 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#7a7c68 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#846767 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 14.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #856469;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856469]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#856469 (#856469) is rgb(133, 100, 105) in RGB.

No, #856469 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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