#855956#855956

#855956 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.059 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855956
RGB	rgb(133, 89, 86)
HSL	hsl(4, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 17.74, 9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 19.95, 27.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.0539 0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.059 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9255, 12.8042, 10.4876)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855956 #568285

analogous

#85566A #855956 #857056

triadic

#855956 #568559 #595685

tetradic

#855956 #6A8556 #568285 #705685

square

#855956 #6A8556 #568285 #705685

split-complementary

#855956 #568570 #566A85

monochromatic

#3B2726 #60403E #855956 #A57773 #BD9B99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#855956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#855956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855956

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855956	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 89, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.059 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8885',
    500: '#855956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855956;
$custom-light: #aa8885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.83,
    "s": 21.461,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51077,
    "c": 0.05885,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855956

secondary

#8CA8AA

accent

#B9BE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855956

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

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