#855D57#855D57

#855D57 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.054 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D57
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 87)
HSL	hsl(8, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 15.51, 9.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 18.45, 32.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.0473 0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.054 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3080, 13.5043, 10.8153)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D57 #577F85

analogous

#855768 #855D57 #857457

triadic

#855D57 #57855D #5D5785

tetradic

#855D57 #688557 #577F85 #745785

square

#855D57 #688557 #577F85 #745785

split-complementary

#855D57 #578574 #576885

monochromatic

#3B2927 #60433F #855D57 #A57B75 #BD9E9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#855D57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#855D57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D57

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D57	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.054 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b86',
    500: '#855d57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d57;
$custom-light: #aa8b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.826,
    "s": 20.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51893,
    "c": 0.05383,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D57

secondary

#8DA7AA

accent

#B3BD6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D57

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

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