#855151#855151

#855151 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.070 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855151
RGB	rgb(133, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 39.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 21.78, 9.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 23.66, 22.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.0659 0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.07 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1011, 11.4666, 9.2536)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855151 #518585

analogous

#85516B #855151 #856B51

triadic

#855151 #518551 #515185

tetradic

#855151 #6B8551 #518585 #6B5185

square

#855151 #6B8551 #518585 #6B5185

split-complementary

#855151 #51856B #516B85

monochromatic

#392323 #5F3A3A #855151 #A66D6D #BD9393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#855151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#855151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855151

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855151	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5951

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.070 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8281',
    500: '#855151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855151;
$custom-light: #aa8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49414,
    "c": 0.07012,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855151

secondary

#88AAAA

accent

#C1C167

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855151

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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