#855C57#855C57

#855C57 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.055 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C57
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 87)
HSL	hsl(7, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(7, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 16.11, 9.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 18.76, 30.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% 0.049 0.0249)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.055 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2208, 13.3299, 10.7862)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C57 #578085

analogous

#855769 #855C57 #857357

triadic

#855C57 #57855C #5C5785

tetradic

#855C57 #698557 #578085 #735785

square

#855C57 #698557 #578085 #735785

split-complementary

#855C57 #578573 #576985

monochromatic

#3B2927 #60423F #855C57 #A57A75 #BD9D9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#855C57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#855C57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C57

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C57	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.055 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8a86',
    500: '#855c57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c57;
$custom-light: #aa8a86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.522,
    "s": 20.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51694,
    "c": 0.05498,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C57

secondary

#8DA7AA

accent

#B4BD6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C57

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

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