#855A50#855A50

#855A50 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.059 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A50
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 80)
HSL	hsl(11, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 40%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 39.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 16.36, 12.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 20.85, 38.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.0495 0.0329)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.059 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7776, 12.8791, 9.2954)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A50 #507B85

analogous

#855061 #855A50 #857550

triadic

#855A50 #50855A #5A5085

tetradic

#855A50 #618550 #507B85 #755085

square

#855A50 #618550 #507B85 #755085

split-complementary

#855A50 #508575 #506185

monochromatic

#392622 #5F4039 #855A50 #A6776C #BD9A92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#855A50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#855A50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A50

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A50	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6850

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.059 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8981',
    500: '#855a50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a50;
$custom-light: #aa8981;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.321,
    "s": 24.883,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51118,
    "c": 0.05947,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A50

secondary

#87A4AA

accent

#B0C166

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A50

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

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