#855e5e

Color #855e5e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#855e5e

RGB

rgb(133, 94, 94)

HSL

hsl(0, 17.2%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 29.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 29.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(43.95, 15.93, 6.35)

LCH

lch(43.95, 17.15, 21.73)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0513, 19)

HWB

hwb(0, 36.9%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e8585

Analogous

#855e71

#855e5e

#85715e

Triadic

#855e5e

#5e855e

#5e5e85

Split-complementary

#855e5e

#5e8571

#5e7185

Tetradic

#855e5e

#85855e

#5e8585

#5e5e85

Square

#855e5e

#71855e

#5e8585

#715e85

Shades

Color #855e5e mixed toward black.

#6f4e4e

#593f3f

#422f2f

#2c1f1f

#161010

Tints

Color #855e5e mixed toward white.

#9d7575

#b19090

#c4acac

#d8c8c8

#ebe3e3

Tones

Color #855e5e mixed toward gray.

#826161

#7e6464

#7b6868

#786b6b

#756e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76765e · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#787b5e · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#835e5e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855e5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855e5e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#855e5e (#855e5e) is rgb(133, 94, 94) in RGB.

No, #855e5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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