#855550#855550

#855550 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.065 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855550
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 80)
HSL	hsl(6, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(6, 40%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 39.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 19.31, 11.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 22.31, 30.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.0584 0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.065 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3699, 12.0638, 9.1596)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855550 #508085

analogous

#855066 #855550 #857050

triadic

#855550 #508555 #555085

tetradic

#855550 #668550 #508085 #705085

square

#855550 #668550 #508085 #705085

split-complementary

#855550 #508570 #506685

monochromatic

#392422 #5F3D39 #855550 #A6716C #BD9692

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#855550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#855550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855550

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855550	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.065 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8581',
    500: '#855550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855550;
$custom-light: #aa8581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.66,
    "s": 24.883,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50145,
    "c": 0.06506,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855550

secondary

#87A7AA

accent

#B9C166

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855550

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

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