#855C52#855C52

#855C52 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.057 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C52
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 82)
HSL	hsl(12, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 38.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 15.43, 12.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 19.86, 38.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.0469 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.057 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0235, 13.2510, 9.7474)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C52 #527B85

analogous

#855262 #855C52 #857652

triadic

#855C52 #52855C #5C5285

tetradic

#855C52 #628552 #527B85 #765285

square

#855C52 #628552 #527B85 #765285

split-complementary

#855C52 #528576 #526285

monochromatic

#392823 #5F423B #855C52 #A6796E #BD9C94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#855C52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#855C52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C52

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C52	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.057 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8a82',
    500: '#855c52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c52;
$custom-light: #aa8a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.765,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51565,
    "c": 0.05667,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C52

secondary

#89A4AA

accent

#AFC068

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C52

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

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