#855A55#855A55

#855A55 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.058 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A55
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 85)
HSL	hsl(6, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 17.01, 10.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 19.76, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.0517 0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.058 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9692, 12.9557, 10.3048)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A55 #558085

analogous

#855568 #855A55 #857255

triadic

#855A55 #55855A #5A5585

tetradic

#855A55 #688555 #558085 #725585

square

#855A55 #688555 #558085 #725585

split-complementary

#855A55 #558572 #556885

monochromatic

#3A2725 #60413D #855A55 #A57772 #BD9B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#855A55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855A55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A55

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A55	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636054

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.058 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8984',
    500: '#855a55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a55;
$custom-light: #aa8984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.25,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51246,
    "c": 0.05784,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A55

secondary

#8BA7AA

accent

#B6BF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A55

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

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