#855B59#855B59

#855B59 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.056 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B59
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(3, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 33%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 16.98, 8.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 18.82, 25.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.0517 0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.056 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2176, 13.1909, 11.1938)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B59 #598385

analogous

#85596D #855B59 #857159

triadic

#855B59 #59855B #5B5985

tetradic

#855B59 #6D8559 #598385 #715985

square

#855B59 #6D8559 #598385 #715985

split-complementary

#855B59 #598571 #596D85

monochromatic

#3C2928 #604240 #855B59 #A47977 #BD9D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#855B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#855B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B59

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B59	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636159

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E565B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.056 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8987',
    500: '#855b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b59;
$custom-light: #aa8987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.727,
    "s": 19.82,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51551,
    "c": 0.05581,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B59

secondary

#8FA9AB

accent

#B9BC6B

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B59

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

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