#855951#855951

#855951 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.060 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855951
RGB	rgb(133, 89, 81)
HSL	hsl(9, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 39.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 17.08, 12.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 20.88, 35.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.0517 0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.06 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7310, 12.7264, 9.4636)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855951 #517D85

analogous

#855163 #855951 #857351

triadic

#855951 #518559 #595185

tetradic

#855951 #638551 #517D85 #735185

square

#855951 #638551 #517D85 #735185

split-complementary

#855951 #518573 #516385

monochromatic

#392623 #5F403A #855951 #A6766D #BD9A93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#855951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855951

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855951	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6750

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 89, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.060 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8881',
    500: '#855951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855951;
$custom-light: #aa8881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50946,
    "c": 0.06015,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855951

secondary

#88A5AA

accent

#B3C167

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855951

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

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