#855255#855255

#855255 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.069 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855255
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(356, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 21.72, 7.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 22.90, 18.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.0659 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.069 16)
XYZ	xyz(14.3304, 11.6781, 10.0919)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855255 #528582

analogous

#85526F #855255 #856952

triadic

#855255 #558552 #525585

tetradic

#855255 #6F8552 #528582 #695285

square

#855255 #6F8552 #528582 #695285

split-complementary

#855255 #528569 #526F85

monochromatic

#392325 #5F3B3D #855255 #A66E72 #BD9497

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#855255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#855255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855255

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855255	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.069 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8384',
    500: '#855255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855255;
$custom-light: #aa8384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49711,
    "c": 0.06854,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.11677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855255

secondary

#89AAA8

accent

#C0BB68

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100A0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855255

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

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