#855242#855242

#855242 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.073 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855242
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(14, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 19.44, 18.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 26.71, 43.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.0576 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.073 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6743, 11.4156, 6.6365)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855242 #427585

analogous

#854254 #855242 #857442

triadic

#855242 #428552 #524285

tetradic

#855242 #548542 #427585 #744285

square

#855242 #548542 #427585 #744285

split-complementary

#855242 #428574 #425485

monochromatic

#332019 #5C392E #855242 #AC6C58 #C09081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#855242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#855242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855242

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855242	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904A4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.073 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8376',
    500: '#855242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855242;
$custom-light: #ab8376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.328,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49242,
    "c": 0.07332,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855242

secondary

#789FAB

accent

#B0CA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFED

border

#CECAC8

text

#100A08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855242

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

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