#855D59#855D59

#855D59 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.053 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D59
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 89)
HSL	hsl(5, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(5, 33%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 15.79, 8.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 18.10, 29.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.0481 0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.053 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3908, 13.5375, 11.2516)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D59 #598185

analogous

#85596B #855D59 #857359

triadic

#855D59 #59855D #5D5985

tetradic

#855D59 #6B8559 #598185 #735985

square

#855D59 #6B8559 #598185 #735985

split-complementary

#855D59 #598573 #596B85

monochromatic

#3C2A28 #604340 #855D59 #A47B77 #BD9F9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#855D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#855D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D59

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D59	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.053 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b87',
    500: '#855d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d59;
$custom-light: #aa8b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 19.82,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51946,
    "c": 0.05331,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D59

secondary

#8FA8AB

accent

#B5BC6B

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D59

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

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