#855C59#855C59

#855C59 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.055 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C59
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 89)
HSL	hsl(4, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 33%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 16.39, 8.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 18.45, 27.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.0499 0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.055 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3036, 13.3631, 11.2225)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C59 #598285

analogous

#85596C #855C59 #857259

triadic

#855C59 #59855C #5C5985

tetradic

#855C59 #6C8559 #598285 #725985

square

#855C59 #6C8559 #598285 #725985

split-complementary

#855C59 #598572 #596C85

monochromatic

#3C2928 #604340 #855C59 #A47A77 #BD9E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#855C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#855C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C59

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C59	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.055 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8a87',
    500: '#855c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c59;
$custom-light: #aa8a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.091,
    "s": 19.82,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51748,
    "c": 0.05454,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C59

secondary

#8FA9AB

accent

#B7BC6B

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C59

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

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