Information about #856878 color

#856878 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856878 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 104, 120) — 52.2% red, 40.8% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 5 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #856878 reads as a calm, restrained rose and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Arabella (#85636E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Lavender (#796878) and De Janeiro (#856684).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(133, 104, 120)), which gives #856878 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856878: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856878 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856878 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#856878 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #856878

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

De Janeiro color link
De Janeiro

#856684

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Dusky Purple color link
Dusky Purple

#895B7B

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856878
  • RGB133, 104, 120
  • CMYK0, 11, 5, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 104, 120)
  • HSL327°, 12%, 46%
  • HSL Precise326.897°, 12.236%, 46.471%
  • HSV327°, 22%, 52%
  • HSB327°, 22%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.408, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.408, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.408, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856878
  • DECIMAL ID8743032
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01