Information about #856E6E color

#856E6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856E6E falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 110, 110) — 52.2% red, 43.1% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 9 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#856E6E is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ferra (#876A68). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Buffalo (#89756F) and Quarter Oilskin (#82776E).

The recipe behind #856E6E is rgb(133, 110, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856E6E: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856E6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856E6E color variations

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

#856E6E 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 #856E6E

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

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Stonehenge color link
Stonehenge

#827A71

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856E6E
  • RGB133, 110, 110
  • CMYK0, 9, 9, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 110, 110)
  • HSL0°, 9%, 48%
  • HSL Precise0°, 9.465%, 47.647%
  • HSV0°, 17%, 52%
  • HSB0°, 17%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.431, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.431, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.431, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856E6E
  • DECIMAL ID8744558
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01