#855B50#855B50

#855B50 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.058 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B50
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 80)
HSL	hsl(12, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 40%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 39.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 15.77, 13.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 20.62, 40.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0478 0.0338)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.058 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8625, 13.0489, 9.3237)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B50 #507A85

analogous

#855060 #855B50 #857650

triadic

#855B50 #50855B #5B5085

tetradic

#855B50 #608550 #507A85 #765085

square

#855B50 #608550 #507A85 #765085

split-complementary

#855B50 #508576 #506085

monochromatic

#392722 #5F4139 #855B50 #A6786C #BD9B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#855B50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#855B50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B50

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B50	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65604F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.058 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8981',
    500: '#855b50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b50;
$custom-light: #aa8981;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.453,
    "s": 24.883,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51317,
    "c": 0.05849,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B50

secondary

#87A3AA

accent

#AEC166

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B50

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

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