#855551#855551

#855551 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.065 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855551
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 81)
HSL	hsl(5, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 39.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 19.43, 10.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 22.14, 28.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0588 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.065 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4072, 12.0787, 9.3556)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855551 #518185

analogous

#855167 #855551 #856F51

triadic

#855551 #518555 #555185

tetradic

#855551 #678551 #518185 #6F5185

square

#855551 #678551 #518185 #6F5185

split-complementary

#855551 #51856F #516785

monochromatic

#392423 #5F3D3A #855551 #A6716D #BD9693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#855551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#855551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855551

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855551	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6550

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.065 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8581',
    500: '#855551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855551;
$custom-light: #aa8581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50171,
    "c": 0.06484,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855551

secondary

#88A8AA

accent

#BAC167

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855551

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

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