#855A5D#855A5D

#855A5D is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.057 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A5D
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 93)
HSL	hsl(356, 19%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 32%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 30.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 18.15, 5.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 18.95, 16.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0551 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.057 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3052, 13.0901, 12.0743)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A5D #5A8582

analogous

#855A72 #855A5D #856C5A

triadic

#855A5D #5D855A #5A5D85

tetradic

#855A5D #72855A #5A8582 #6C5A85

square

#855A5D #72855A #5A8582 #6C5A85

split-complementary

#855A5D #5A856C #5A7285

monochromatic

#3C292A #604143 #855A5D #A4787B #BD9D9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#855A5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855A5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A5D

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A5D	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62605D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C685C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D565B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.057 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9898a',
    500: '#855a5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a5d;
$custom-light: #a9898a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.814,
    "s": 19.283,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51468,
    "c": 0.05698,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A5D

secondary

#90ABA9

accent

#BCB66C

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A5D

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

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