#855A57#855A57

#855A57 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.057 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A57
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 87)
HSL	hsl(4, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.75, 17.29, 8.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.75, 19.45, 27.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.0526 0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.057 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0498, 12.9880, 10.7292)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A57 #578285

analogous

#85576B #855A57 #857157

triadic

#855A57 #57855A #5A5785

tetradic

#855A57 #6B8557 #578285 #715785

square

#855A57 #6B8557 #578285 #715785

split-complementary

#855A57 #578571 #576B85

monochromatic

#3B2827 #60413F #855A57 #A57875 #BD9C9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#855A57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#855A57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A57

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A57	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.057 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8986',
    500: '#855a57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a57;
$custom-light: #aa8986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.913,
    "s": 20.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.513,
    "c": 0.05741,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A57

secondary

#8DA9AA

accent

#B8BD6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A57

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →