#855B52#855B52

#855B52 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.058 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B52
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 82)
HSL	hsl(11, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 38.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 16.02, 12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 20.10, 37.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.0486 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.058 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9375, 13.0789, 9.7187)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B52 #527C85

analogous

#855263 #855B52 #857552

triadic

#855B52 #52855B #5B5285

tetradic

#855B52 #638552 #527C85 #755285

square

#855B52 #638552 #527C85 #755285

split-complementary

#855B52 #528575 #526385

monochromatic

#392723 #5F413B #855B52 #A6786E #BD9B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#855B52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855B52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B52

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B52	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.058 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8982',
    500: '#855b52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b52;
$custom-light: #aa8982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.588,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51366,
    "c": 0.05767,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B52

secondary

#89A4AA

accent

#B1C068

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B52

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

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