#856C79

#856C79

Color Values

HEX

#856C79

RGB

133, 108, 121

HSL

328.8, 10.4%, 47.3%

HSV

328.8, 18.8%, 52.2%

CMYK

0.0%, 18.8%, 9.0%, 47.8%

OKLCH

0.5596 0.0367 345.7

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: thistle 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#856C79

#6C8578

Analogous

#856C85

#856C6D

#856C79

Triadic

#856C79

#79856C

#6C7985

Split Complementary

#856C79

#6D856C

#6C8585

Tetradic

#856C79

#85856C

#6C8578

#6C6D85

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#856C79

Protanopia

#7A7A76

Deuteranopia

#7C7E75

Tritanopia

#847373

Achromatopsia

#727272

CSS Usage

background-color: #856C79;
color: #856C79;
border-color: #856C79;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 500 #71717A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F7F7
100
#EFECED
200
#DFD8DB
300
#C8BBC2
400
#AA97A1
500
#8D7280
600
#715B66
700
#5A4952
800
#463940
900
#352C31
950
#211C1F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.75:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.42:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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