#856A57 Color

#856A57 is rgb(133, 106, 87) in RGB and hsl(25, 21%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#856A57

HEX#856A57

RGBrgb(133, 106, 87)

HSLhsl(25, 21%, 43%)

HSVhsv(25, 35%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.045 56.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 35%, 48%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856A57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856A57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856A57 Complementary#577185 Analogous#85575A Analogous#858157 Triadic#57856A Triadic#6A5785

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856A57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C7E68 #AC9380 #BDA899 #CBBAAF #DBCFC7 #EBE5E0

Shades

#725B4B #634F40 #504034 #41342A #2E251E #1F1914

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