#856D57 Color

#856D57 is rgb(133, 109, 87) in RGB and hsl(29, 21%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#856D57

HEX#856D57

RGBrgb(133, 109, 87)

HSLhsl(29, 21%, 43%)

HSVhsv(29, 35%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.045 64.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 48%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856D57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856D57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856D57 Complementary#576E85 Analogous#855757 Analogous#858457 Triadic#57856D Triadic#6D5785

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856D57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C8168 #AC9680 #BDAA99 #CBBCAF #DBD1C7 #EBE5E0

Shades

#725E4B #635140 #504234 #41352A #2E261E #1F1914

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