#856e76

Color #856e76

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#856e76

RGB

rgb(133, 110, 118)

HSL

hsl(339.1, 9.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(339.1, 17.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 11.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(48.82, 10.47, -1.03)

LCH

lch(48.82, 10.52, 354.38)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0311, 355.21)

HWB

hwb(339.1, 43.1%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e857d

Analogous

#856e81

#856e76

#85716e

Triadic

#856e76

#76856e

#6e7685

Split-complementary

#856e76

#6e8571

#6e8185

Tetradic

#856e76

#857d6e

#6e857d

#6e7685

Square

#856e76

#81856e

#6e857d

#716e85

Shades

Color #856e76 mixed toward black.

#6f5c62

#59494f

#42373b

#2c2527

#161214

Tints

Color #856e76 mixed toward white.

#9a858c

#ae9da3

#c3b6ba

#d7ced1

#ebe7e8

Tones

Color #856e76 mixed toward gray.

#837076

#817277

#7f7478

#7d7678

#7b7779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b74 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#7d7f74 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#847372 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856e76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856e76]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Pink #ffc0cb

Deep Pink #ff1493

Frequently asked questions

#856e76 (#856e76) is rgb(133, 110, 118) in RGB.

No, #856e76 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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