#855251#855251

#855251 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.069 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855251
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 39.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 21.20, 9.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 23.26, 24.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.0642 0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.069 21)
XYZ	xyz(14.1760, 11.6163, 9.2785)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855251 #518485

analogous

#85516A #855251 #856C51

triadic

#855251 #518552 #525185

tetradic

#855251 #6A8551 #518485 #6C5185

square

#855251 #6A8551 #518485 #6C5185

split-complementary

#855251 #51856C #516A85

monochromatic

#392323 #5F3B3A #855251 #A66E6D #BD9493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#855251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#855251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855251

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855251	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.069 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8381',
    500: '#855251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855251;
$custom-light: #aa8381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49601,
    "c": 0.06875,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.11615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855251

secondary

#88AAAA

accent

#BFC167

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855251

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

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