#855D56#855D56

#855D56 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.054 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D56
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 86)
HSL	hsl(9, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 15.38, 10.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 18.65, 34.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.0468 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.054 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2674, 13.4881, 10.6016)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D56 #567E85

analogous

#855666 #855D56 #857456

triadic

#855D56 #56855D #5D5685

tetradic

#855D56 #668556 #567E85 #745685

square

#855D56 #668556 #567E85 #745685

split-complementary

#855D56 #568574 #566685

monochromatic

#3B2926 #60433E #855D56 #A57B73 #BD9E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#855D56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#855D56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D56

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D56	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.054 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b85',
    500: '#855d56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d56;
$custom-light: #aa8b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.936,
    "s": 21.461,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51866,
    "c": 0.05414,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D56

secondary

#8CA6AA

accent

#B1BE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D56

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

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