#855259#855259

#855259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.069 H 10.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855259
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(352, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(352, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 22.28, 4.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 22.81, 12.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.0676 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.069 10.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4938, 11.7435, 10.9526)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855259 #52857E

analogous

#855273 #855259 #856552

triadic

#855259 #598552 #525985

tetradic

#855259 #738552 #52857E #655285

square

#855259 #738552 #52857E #655285

split-complementary

#855259 #528565 #527385

monochromatic

#392326 #5F3B40 #855259 #A66E76 #BD949A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#855259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#855259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855259

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855259	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.069 10.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8387',
    500: '#855259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855259;
$custom-light: #aa8387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.765,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49827,
    "c": 0.06881,
    "h": 10.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855259

secondary

#89AAA6

accent

#C0B468

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100A0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855259

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

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