#855559#855559

#855559 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.064 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855559
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 89)
HSL	hsl(355, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 20.52, 5.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 21.37, 16.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.0623 0.0157)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.064 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7250, 12.2058, 11.0297)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855559 #558581

analogous

#855571 #855559 #856955

triadic

#855559 #598555 #555985

tetradic

#855559 #718555 #558581 #695585

square

#855559 #718555 #558581 #695585

split-complementary

#855559 #558569 #557185

monochromatic

#3A2527 #603D40 #855559 #A57276 #BD989B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#855559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#855559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855559

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855559	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.064 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8587',
    500: '#855559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855559;
$custom-light: #aa8587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50391,
    "c": 0.06421,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855559

secondary

#8BAAA8

accent

#BFB769

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855559

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

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