#855D55#855D55

#855D55 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.054 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D55
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 85)
HSL	hsl(10, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 15.24, 11.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 18.87, 36.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.0464 0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.054 31.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2274, 13.4721, 10.3909)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D55 #557D85

analogous

#855565 #855D55 #857555

triadic

#855D55 #55855D #5D5585

tetradic

#855D55 #658555 #557D85 #755585

square

#855D55 #658555 #557D85 #755585

split-complementary

#855D55 #558575 #556585

monochromatic

#3A2925 #60433D #855D55 #A57B72 #BD9E98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#855D55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#855D55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D55

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D55	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666254

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.054 31.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b84',
    500: '#855d55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d55;
$custom-light: #aa8b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51841,
    "c": 0.05449,
    "h": 31.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D55

secondary

#8BA5AA

accent

#B0BF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D55

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

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