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#856448 closest to Cocoa

#856448 is a medium, muted brown; the closest named color is Cocoa. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 28.2% blue (rgb(133, 100, 72)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 30% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 46% yellow and 48% black. #856448 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.37:1.

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Variations of #856448

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#856448 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#856448 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #856448 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #766E48
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E6646
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #756647
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #766E48
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A6A48
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8F5D5D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #896152
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6B6B6B
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #726963

#856448 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.37:1 Good#856448 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.91:1 Poor#856448 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#856448 in CSS

/* Cocoa */
.color { color: #856448; }
.background { background-color: #856448; }
.border { border: 1px solid #856448; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 100 72);
color: hsl(28 30% 40%);
color: oklch(0.530 0.059 61.3);

#856448 FAQ

What color is #856448?

#856448 is a medium, muted brown. Its closest named color is Cocoa. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #856448?

#856448 is rgb(133, 100, 72) in RGB, hsl(28, 30%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 46%, 48%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #856448?

The complementary color of #856448 is #486985, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #856448?

White text has the best contrast on #856448: 5.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #856448 a warm or cool color?

#856448 is a warm color.