#855d56

Color #855d56

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#855d56

RGB

rgb(133, 93, 86)

HSL

hsl(8.9, 21.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.9, 35.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 35.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(43.49, 15.38, 10.56)

LCH

lch(43.49, 18.66, 34.47)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0541, 30.17)

HWB

hwb(8.9, 33.7%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#567e85

Analogous

#855666

#855d56

#857456

Triadic

#855d56

#56855d

#5d5685

Split-complementary

#855d56

#568574

#566685

Tetradic

#855d56

#7e8556

#567e85

#5d5685

Square

#855d56

#668556

#567e85

#745685

Shades

Color #855d56 mixed toward black.

#6f4d48

#593e39

#422e2b

#2c1f1d

#160f0e

Tints

Color #855d56 mixed toward white.

#a0736c

#b38f89

#c6aba7

#d9c7c4

#ece3e2

Tones

Color #855d56 mixed toward gray.

#81605a

#7d625e

#796562

#756866

#716b69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767558 · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#787b58 · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#835959 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855d56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855d56]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#855d56 (#855d56) is rgb(133, 93, 86) in RGB.

No, #855d56 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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