#855953#855953

#855953 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.060 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855953
RGB	rgb(133, 89, 83)
HSL	hsl(7, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(7, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 37.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 17.34, 10.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 20.45, 32.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0526 0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.06 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8071, 12.7569, 9.8644)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855953 #537F85

analogous

#855366 #855953 #857253

triadic

#855953 #538559 #595385

tetradic

#855953 #668553 #537F85 #725385

square

#855953 #668553 #537F85 #725385

split-complementary

#855953 #538572 #536685

monochromatic

#3A2724 #5F403B #855953 #A67670 #BD9A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#855953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855953

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855953	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 89, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.060 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8883',
    500: '#855953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855953;
$custom-light: #aa8883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.2,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50998,
    "c": 0.05953,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855953

secondary

#8AA6AA

accent

#B5C068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855953

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

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