#856c78

Color #856c78

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#856c78

RGB

rgb(133, 108, 120)

HSL

hsl(331.2, 10.4%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.2, 18.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 9.8%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(48.35, 12.02, -2.92)

LCH

lch(48.35, 12.37, 346.35)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.036, 347.82)

HWB

hwb(331.2, 42.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c8579

Analogous

#856c85

#856c78

#856d6c

Triadic

#856c78

#78856c

#6c7885

Split-complementary

#856c78

#6c856d

#6c8585

Tetradic

#856c78

#85796c

#6c8579

#6c7885

Square

#856c78

#85856c

#6c8579

#6d6c85

Shades

Color #856c78 mixed toward black.

#6f5a64

#594850

#43363c

#2c2428

#161214

Tints

Color #856c78 mixed toward white.

#9b838f

#af9ca5

#c3b5bc

#d7ced2

#ebe6e9

Tones

Color #856c78 mixed toward gray.

#836e78

#817078

#7f7278

#7d7478

#7b7779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b75 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#7c7e75 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#847372 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856c78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856c78]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#856c78 (#856c78) is rgb(133, 108, 120) in RGB.

No, #856c78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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