#855656#855656

#855656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.063 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855656
RGB	rgb(133, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 19.51, 8.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 21.11, 22.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.0592 0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.063 19.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6809, 12.3150, 10.4061)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855656 #568585

analogous

#85566D #855656 #856D56

triadic

#855656 #568556 #565685

tetradic

#855656 #6D8556 #568585 #6D5685

square

#855656 #6D8556 #568585 #6D5685

split-complementary

#855656 #56856D #566D85

monochromatic

#3B2626 #603E3E #855656 #A57373 #BD9999

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#855656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#855656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855656

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855656	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.063 19.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8685',
    500: '#855656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855656;
$custom-light: #aa8685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 21.461,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50496,
    "c": 0.06282,
    "h": 19.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855656

secondary

#8CAAAA

accent

#BEBE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855656

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

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