#855A4D#855A4D

#855A4D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.061 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A4D
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 77)
HSL	hsl(14, 27%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 42%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 42.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 15.98, 14.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 21.69, 42.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.0482 0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.061 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6692, 12.8357, 8.7247)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A4D #4D7885

analogous

#854D5C #855A4D #85764D

triadic

#855A4D #4D855A #5A4D85

tetradic

#855A4D #5C854D #4D7885 #764D85

square

#855A4D #5C854D #4D7885 #764D85

split-complementary

#855A4D #4D8576 #4D5C85

monochromatic

#372620 #5E4037 #855A4D #A77768 #BE9A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#855A4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#855A4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A4D

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A4D	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E684D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.061 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897e',
    500: '#855a4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a4d;
$custom-light: #aa897e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.929,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51046,
    "c": 0.0608,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A4D

secondary

#83A1AA

accent

#ADC365

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A4D

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

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