Information about #856F76 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#856F76 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Empress (#7C7173). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Buffalo (#89756F) and Kubrick (#8E7471).
The recipe behind #856F76 is rgb(133, 111, 118), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #856F76 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. No one has named #856F76 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#856F76 color variations
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#856F76 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#856F76 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#856F76 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#856F76 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#856F76 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #856F76 color
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Nearest named colors to #856F76
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7C7173
#89756F
#8E7471
#82776E
#867970
#827A71
#867A6F
#877482
#7A7679
#897C79
#796878
#7A7772
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#856F76
- RGB133, 111, 118
- CMYK0, 9, 6, 48
- CSSrgb(133, 111, 118)
- HSL341°, 9%, 48%
- HSL Precise340.909°, 9.016%, 47.843%
- HSV341°, 17%, 52%
- HSB341°, 17%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.435, 0.463)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.435, 0.463, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.435, 0.463)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID856F76
- DECIMAL ID8744822
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
