#856f75

Color #856f75

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856f75

RGB

rgb(133, 111, 117)

HSL

hsl(343.6, 9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.6, 16.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 12%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(49.06, 9.7, -0.09)

LCH

lch(49.06, 9.7, 359.47)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.029, 359.8)

HWB

hwb(343.6, 43.5%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f857f

Analogous

#856f80

#856f75

#85746f

Triadic

#856f75

#75856f

#6f7585

Split-complementary

#856f75

#6f8574

#6f8085

Tetradic

#856f75

#857f6f

#6f857f

#6f7585

Square

#856f75

#80856f

#6f857f

#746f85

Shades

Color #856f75 mixed toward black.

#6f5c61

#594a4e

#42373a

#2c2527

#161213

Tints

Color #856f75 mixed toward white.

#9a868c

#ae9ea3

#c2b6ba

#d7cfd1

#ebe7e8

Tones

Color #856f75 mixed toward gray.

#837176

#817377

#7f7477

#7e7678

#7c7879

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c74 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#7d7f73 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#847272 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856f75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856f75]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#856f75 (#856f75) is rgb(133, 111, 117) in RGB.

No, #856f75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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