#85696c

Color #85696c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85696c

RGB

rgb(133, 105, 108)

HSL

hsl(353.6, 11.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.6, 21.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 18.8%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.2, 11.66, 2.58)

LCH

lch(47.2, 11.94, 12.48)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.0361, 11.03)

HWB

hwb(353.6, 41.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#698582

Analogous

#85697a

#85696c

#857469

Triadic

#85696c

#6c8569

#696c85

Split-complementary

#85696c

#698574

#697a85

Tetradic

#85696c

#858269

#698582

#696c85

Square

#85696c

#7a8569

#698582

#746985

Shades

Color #85696c mixed toward black.

#6f585a

#594648

#433536

#2c2324

#161212

Tints

Color #85696c mixed toward white.

#9b8083

#af9a9c

#c3b3b5

#d7cccd

#ebe6e6

Tones

Color #85696c mixed toward gray.

#836b6e

#806e70

#7e7072

#7c7273

#797575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a6b · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7d6b · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#846b6b · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85696c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85696c]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#85696c (#85696c) is rgb(133, 105, 108) in RGB.

No, #85696c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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