Recognised as Colour

#856F74

#856F74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#856F74 is a red with RGB values 133, 111, 116 and HSL 346°, 9%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#856F74

RGBrgb(133, 111, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4353, 0.4549

RGB percentages52.2%, 43.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(346.4, 9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 16.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 16.5%, 12.8%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,744,820

CSS custom property--colour: #856F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#7A908B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#777674no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#896E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.6 Dim grey · ΔE 10.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F8580

Analogous#856F7F, #85756F

Triadic#74856F, #6F7485

Split complementary#6F8575, #6F7F85

Tetradic#7F856F, #6F8580, #756F85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3DDDE

Lighter +30%#CCC1C4

Lighter +20%#B4A6A9

Lighter +10%#9D8A8E

Darker −10%#69585C

Darker −20%#4D4144

Darker −30%#32292B

Darker −40%#161213

More saturated +25%#A45163

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R133

G111

B116

Red133 (52.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue346.36°

Saturation (HSL)9.02%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 6F · B 74

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