#85696e

Color #85696e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85696e

RGB

rgb(133, 105, 110)

HSL

hsl(349.3, 11.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.3, 21.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 17.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.26, 12, 1.46)

LCH

lch(47.26, 12.09, 6.94)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.0364, 6.31)

HWB

hwb(349.3, 41.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#698580

Analogous

#85697c

#85696e

#857269

Triadic

#85696e

#6e8569

#696e85

Split-complementary

#85696e

#698572

#697c85

Tetradic

#85696e

#858069

#698580

#696e85

Square

#85696e

#7c8569

#698580

#726985

Shades

Color #85696e mixed toward black.

#6f585c

#594649

#433537

#2c2325

#161212

Tints

Color #85696e mixed toward white.

#9b8085

#af9a9e

#c3b3b6

#d7ccce

#ebe6e7

Tones

Color #85696e mixed toward gray.

#836b70

#806e71

#7e7073

#7c7274

#797576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a6d · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#7b7d6d · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#846c6c · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85696e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85696e]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#85696e (#85696e) is rgb(133, 105, 110) in RGB.

No, #85696e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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