#856859

Color #856859

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856859

RGB

rgb(133, 104, 89)

HSL

hsl(20.5, 19.8%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.5, 33.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 33.1%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(46.46, 9.3, 12.88)

LCH

lch(46.46, 15.89, 54.17)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0438, 48.7)

HWB

hwb(20.5, 34.9%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#597685

Analogous

#855960

#856859

#857e59

Triadic

#856859

#598568

#685985

Split-complementary

#856859

#59857e

#596085

Tetradic

#856859

#768559

#597685

#685985

Square

#856859

#608559

#597685

#7e5985

Shades

Color #856859 mixed toward black.

#6f574a

#59453b

#42342c

#2c231e

#16110f

Tints

Color #856859 mixed toward white.

#9f7f6f

#b2998c

#c5b2a9

#d8ccc5

#ece5e2

Tones

Color #856859 mixed toward gray.

#81695d

#7e6a60

#7a6b64

#766d68

#736e6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a795d · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7d5e · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#846060 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856859;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856859]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#856859 (#856859) is rgb(133, 104, 89) in RGB.

No, #856859 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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