#855C55#855C55

#855C55 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.056 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C55
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 85)
HSL	hsl(9, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.21, 15.83, 10.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.21, 19.15, 34.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.0482 0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.056 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1402, 13.2977, 10.3618)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C55 #557E85

analogous

#855566 #855C55 #857455

triadic

#855C55 #55855C #5C5585

tetradic

#855C55 #668555 #557E85 #745585

square

#855C55 #668555 #557E85 #745585

split-complementary

#855C55 #558574 #556685

monochromatic

#3A2825 #60423D #855C55 #A57A72 #BD9D98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#855C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#855C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C55

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C55	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E575A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.056 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8a84',
    500: '#855c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c55;
$custom-light: #aa8a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.75,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51641,
    "c": 0.05556,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C55

secondary

#8BA6AA

accent

#B2BF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C55

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

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