#855256#855256

#855256 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.069 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855256
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(355, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(355, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 21.86, 6.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 22.85, 16.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0663 0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.069 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3704, 11.6941, 10.3026)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855256 #528581

analogous

#855270 #855256 #856852

triadic

#855256 #568552 #525685

tetradic

#855256 #708552 #528581 #685285

square

#855256 #708552 #528581 #685285

split-complementary

#855256 #528568 #527085

monochromatic

#392325 #5F3B3E #855256 #A66E73 #BD9497

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#855256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#855256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855256

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855256	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.069 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8385',
    500: '#855256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855256;
$custom-light: #aa8385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.294,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49739,
    "c": 0.06856,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855256

secondary

#89AAA8

accent

#C0B968

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100A0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855256

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

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