#855A52#855A52

#855A52 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.059 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A52
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 82)
HSL	hsl(9, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 38.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 16.62, 11.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 20.37, 35.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0504 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.059 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8526, 12.9091, 9.6904)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A52 #527D85

analogous

#855264 #855A52 #857452

triadic

#855A52 #52855A #5A5285

tetradic

#855A52 #648552 #527D85 #745285

square

#855A52 #648552 #527D85 #745285

split-complementary

#855A52 #528574 #526485

monochromatic

#392723 #5F403B #855A52 #A6776E #BD9B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#855A52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#855A52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A52

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A52	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.059 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8982',
    500: '#855a52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a52;
$custom-light: #aa8982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.412,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51168,
    "c": 0.05872,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A52

secondary

#89A5AA

accent

#B2C068

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A52

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

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