#856e6e

Color #856e6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856e6e

RGB

rgb(133, 110, 110)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 17.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 17.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(48.59, 9.05, 3.4)

LCH

lch(48.59, 9.67, 20.59)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0291, 18)

HWB

hwb(0, 43.1%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8585

Analogous

#856e79

#856e6e

#85796e

Triadic

#856e6e

#6e856e

#6e6e85

Split-complementary

#856e6e

#6e8579

#6e7985

Tetradic

#856e6e

#85856e

#6e8585

#6e6e85

Square

#856e6e

#79856e

#6e8585

#796e85

Shades

Color #856e6e mixed toward black.

#6f5c5c

#594949

#423737

#2c2525

#161212

Tints

Color #856e6e mixed toward white.

#9a8585

#ae9d9d

#c3b6b6

#d7cece

#ebe7e7

Tones

Color #856e6e mixed toward gray.

#837070

#817272

#7f7474

#7d7676

#7b7777

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.45:1

White text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b6e · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7f6e · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#846e6e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856e6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856e6e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#856e6e (#856e6e) is rgb(133, 110, 110) in RGB.

No, #856e6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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