#855557#855557

#855557 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.064 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855557
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(358, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 20.24, 7.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 21.46, 19.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.0614 0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.064 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6422, 12.1727, 10.5933)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855557 #558583

analogous

#85556F #855557 #856B55

triadic

#855557 #578555 #555785

tetradic

#855557 #6F8555 #558583 #6B5585

square

#855557 #6F8555 #558583 #6B5585

split-complementary

#855557 #55856B #556F85

monochromatic

#3A2526 #603D3F #855557 #A57274 #BD9899

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#855557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#855557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855557

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855557	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.064 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8586',
    500: '#855557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855557;
$custom-light: #aa8586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.5,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50333,
    "c": 0.06418,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855557

secondary

#8BAAA9

accent

#BFBB69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855557

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

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