#855249#855249

#855249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.071 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855249
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(9, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(9, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 20.22, 14.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 24.73, 35.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0607 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.071 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8935, 11.5033, 7.7907)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855249 #497C85

analogous

#85495E #855249 #857049

triadic

#855249 #498552 #524985

tetradic

#855249 #5E8549 #497C85 #704985

square

#855249 #5E8549 #497C85 #704985

split-complementary

#855249 #498570 #495E85

monochromatic

#36211E #5D3A33 #855249 #A96D62 #BF928A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#855249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#855249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855249

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855249	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6348

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.071 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab837b',
    500: '#855249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855249;
$custom-light: #ab837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.494,
    "c": 0.07053,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855249

secondary

#7FA4AB

accent

#B7C562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855249

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

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