#856a6a

Color #856a6a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856a6a

RGB

rgb(133, 106, 106)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 20.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 20.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.41, 10.73, 4.08)

LCH

lch(47.41, 11.48, 20.82)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.0345, 18.23)

HWB

hwb(0, 41.6%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a8585

Analogous

#856a78

#856a6a

#85786a

Triadic

#856a6a

#6a856a

#6a6a85

Split-complementary

#856a6a

#6a8578

#6a7885

Tetradic

#856a6a

#85856a

#6a8585

#6a6a85

Square

#856a6a

#78856a

#6a8585

#786a85

Shades

Color #856a6a mixed toward black.

#6f5858

#594747

#433535

#2c2323

#161212

Tints

Color #856a6a mixed toward white.

#9b8181

#af9b9b

#c3b4b4

#d7cdcd

#ebe6e6

Tones

Color #856a6a mixed toward gray.

#836c6c

#816f6f

#7e7171

#7c7373

#7a7575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.27:1

White text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a6a · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#7c7e6a · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#846a6a · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856a6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856a6a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#856a6a (#856a6a) is rgb(133, 106, 106) in RGB.

No, #856a6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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