#855252#855252

#855252 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.069 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855252
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 38.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 21.33, 8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 23.14, 22.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.0646 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.069 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2137, 11.6314, 9.4775)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855252 #528585

analogous

#85526C #855252 #856C52

triadic

#855252 #528552 #525285

tetradic

#855252 #6C8552 #528585 #6C5285

square

#855252 #6C8552 #528585 #6C5285

split-complementary

#855252 #52856C #526C85

monochromatic

#392323 #5F3B3B #855252 #A66E6E #BD9494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#855252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#855252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855252

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855252	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686451

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.069 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8382',
    500: '#855252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855252;
$custom-light: #aa8382;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49628,
    "c": 0.06866,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855252

secondary

#89AAAA

accent

#C0C068

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855252

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

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