#855555#855555

#855555 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.064 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855555
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 19.96, 8.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 21.62, 22.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.0606 0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.064 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5616, 12.1405, 10.1690)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855555 #558585

analogous

#85556D #855555 #856D55

triadic

#855555 #558555 #555585

tetradic

#855555 #6D8555 #558585 #6D5585

square

#855555 #6D8555 #558585 #6D5585

split-complementary

#855555 #55856D #556D85

monochromatic

#3A2525 #603D3D #855555 #A57272 #BD9898

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#855555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#855555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855555

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855555	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.064 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8584',
    500: '#855555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855555;
$custom-light: #aa8584;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50278,
    "c": 0.06427,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855555

secondary

#8BAAAA

accent

#BFBF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855555

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

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