#855C53#855C53

#855C53 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.056 H 32.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C53
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 83)
HSL	hsl(11, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 37.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 15.56, 11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 19.60, 37.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0473 0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.056 32.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0619, 13.2664, 9.9493)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C53 #537C85

analogous

#855363 #855C53 #857553

triadic

#855C53 #53855C #5C5385

tetradic

#855C53 #638553 #537C85 #755385

square

#855C53 #638553 #537C85 #755385

split-complementary

#855C53 #538575 #536385

monochromatic

#3A2824 #5F423B #855C53 #A67970 #BD9C95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#855C53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#855C53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C53

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C53	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)

#656152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E565A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.056 32.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8a83',
    500: '#855c53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c53;
$custom-light: #aa8a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.8,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5159,
    "c": 0.05626,
    "h": 32.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C53

secondary

#8AA4AA

accent

#B0C068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C53

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

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