#856f79

Color #856f79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#856f79

RGB

rgb(133, 111, 121)

HSL

hsl(332.7, 9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.7, 16.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 9%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(49.17, 10.44, -2.29)

LCH

lch(49.17, 10.69, 347.63)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0312, 349.09)

HWB

hwb(332.7, 43.5%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f857b

Analogous

#856f84

#856f79

#85706f

Triadic

#856f79

#79856f

#6f7985

Split-complementary

#856f79

#6f8570

#6f8485

Tetradic

#856f79

#857b6f

#6f857b

#6f7985

Square

#856f79

#84856f

#6f857b

#706f85

Shades

Color #856f79 mixed toward black.

#6f5c65

#594a51

#42373c

#2c2528

#161214

Tints

Color #856f79 mixed toward white.

#9a868f

#ae9ea6

#c2b6bc

#d7cfd2

#ebe7e9

Tones

Color #856f79 mixed toward gray.

#837179

#817379

#7f7479

#7e767a

#7c787a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c77 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#7d7f76 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#847574 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856f79]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#856f79 (#856f79) is rgb(133, 111, 121) in RGB.

No, #856f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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