#855556#855556

#855556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.064 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855556
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 20.10, 7.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 21.53, 20.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.061 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.064 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6016, 12.1565, 10.3797)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855556 #558584

analogous

#85556E #855556 #856C55

triadic

#855556 #568555 #555685

tetradic

#855556 #6E8555 #558584 #6C5585

square

#855556 #6E8555 #558584 #6C5585

split-complementary

#855556 #55856C #556E85

monochromatic

#3A2526 #603D3E #855556 #A57273 #BD9898

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#855556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#855556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855556

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855556	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.064 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8585',
    500: '#855556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855556;
$custom-light: #aa8585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.75,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50305,
    "c": 0.06421,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855556

secondary

#8BAAAA

accent

#BFBD69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855556

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

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