#856A51 Color

#856A51 is rgb(133, 106, 81) in RGB and hsl(29, 24%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#856A51

HEX#856A51

RGBrgb(133, 106, 81)

HSLhsl(29, 24%, 42%)

HSVhsv(29, 39%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.05 64.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 48%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856A51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856A51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856A51 Complementary#516C85 Analogous#855152 Analogous#858451 Triadic#51856A Triadic#6A5185

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856A51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E7E61 #AE937A #BDA893 #CDBCAD #DCD1C6 #ECE5DF

Shades

#755E48 #624E3C #524232 #3F3327 #2F261D #1C1711

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