#856a76

Color #856a76

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#856a76

RGB

rgb(133, 106, 118)

HSL

hsl(333.3, 11.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.3, 20.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 11.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.76, 12.83, -2.59)

LCH

lch(47.76, 13.09, 348.59)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.0384, 349.95)

HWB

hwb(333.3, 41.6%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a8579

Analogous

#856a84

#856a76

#856c6a

Triadic

#856a76

#76856a

#6a7685

Split-complementary

#856a76

#6a856c

#6a8485

Tetradic

#856a76

#85796a

#6a8579

#6a7685

Square

#856a76

#84856a

#6a8579

#6c6a85

Shades

Color #856a76 mixed toward black.

#6f5862

#59474f

#43353b

#2c2327

#161214

Tints

Color #856a76 mixed toward white.

#9b818d

#af9ba4

#c3b4ba

#d7cdd1

#ebe6e8

Tones

Color #856a76 mixed toward gray.

#836c76

#816f77

#7e7177

#7c7377

#7a7577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a73 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#7c7e73 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#847170 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856a76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856a76]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#856a76 (#856a76) is rgb(133, 106, 118) in RGB.

No, #856a76 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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