#855D53#855D53

#855D53 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.055 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D53
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 83)
HSL	hsl(12, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 37.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 14.97, 12.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 19.36, 39.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.0455 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.055 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1491, 13.4408, 9.9783)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D53 #537B85

analogous

#855362 #855D53 #857653

triadic

#855D53 #53855D #5D5385

tetradic

#855D53 #628553 #537B85 #765385

square

#855D53 #628553 #537B85 #765385

split-complementary

#855D53 #538576 #536285

monochromatic

#3A2824 #5F433B #855D53 #A67A70 #BD9D95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#855D53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#855D53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D53

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D53	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E575A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.055 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b83',
    500: '#855d53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d53;
$custom-light: #aa8b83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5179,
    "c": 0.05528,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D53

secondary

#8AA4AA

accent

#AEC068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D53

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

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