#856472

Color #856472

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856472

RGB

rgb(133, 100, 114)

HSL

hsl(334.5, 14.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.5, 24.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 14.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(46.06, 15.66, -2.68)

LCH

lch(46.06, 15.89, 350.29)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0469, 351.54)

HWB

hwb(334.5, 39.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#648577

Analogous

#856483

#856472

#856664

Triadic

#856472

#728564

#647285

Split-complementary

#856472

#648566

#648385

Tetradic

#856472

#857764

#648577

#647285

Square

#856472

#838564

#648577

#666485

Shades

Color #856472 mixed toward black.

#6f535f

#59434c

#433239

#2c2126

#161113

Tints

Color #856472 mixed toward white.

#9c7b89

#b096a1

#c4b0b8

#d7cad0

#ebe5e7

Tones

Color #856472 mixed toward gray.

#826772

#806a73

#7d6c73

#7a6f74

#777274

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78786f · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#7a7c6e · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#846c6c · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856472;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856472]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#856472 (#856472) is rgb(133, 100, 114) in RGB.

No, #856472 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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