#855A4C#855A4C

#855A4C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.061 H 38.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A4C
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 76)
HSL	hsl(15, 27%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 43%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 42.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 15.86, 15.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 22.00, 43.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0478 0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.061 38.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6342, 12.8217, 8.5401)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A4C #4C7785

analogous

#854C5A #855A4C #85764C

triadic

#855A4C #4C855A #5A4C85

tetradic

#855A4C #5A854C #4C7785 #764C85

square

#855A4C #5A854C #4C7785 #764C85

split-complementary

#855A4C #4C8576 #4C5A85

monochromatic

#37251F #5E4036 #855A4C #A87666 #BE998D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#855A4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#855A4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A4C

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A4C	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F684C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.061 38.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897e',
    500: '#855a4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a4c;
$custom-light: #aa897e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.737,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51023,
    "c": 0.06129,
    "h": 38.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A4C

secondary

#82A1AA

accent

#ACC464

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A4C

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

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