Information about #856155 color

#856155 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856155 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 97, 85) — 52.2% red, 38% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 19 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned earthy red, #856155 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lone Ranger (#87614F). Slightly further away sit Half Lumberjack (#845A53) and Pastel Brown (#836953).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 97, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856155 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856155 color variations

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

#856155 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 #856155

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

Lone Ranger color link
Lone Ranger

#87614F

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Slate Brown color link
Slate Brown

#7D6757

Spicy Mix color link
Spicy Mix

#8B5F4D

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Double Otter color link
Double Otter

#796053

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856155
  • RGB133, 97, 85
  • CMYK0, 14, 19, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 97, 85)
  • HSL15°, 22%, 43%
  • HSL Precise15°, 22.018%, 42.745%
  • HSV15°, 36%, 52%
  • HSB15°, 36%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.380, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.380, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.380, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856155
  • DECIMAL ID8741205
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01