#855E52#855E52

#855E52 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.055 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E52
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 82)
HSL	hsl(14, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 38.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 14.25, 13.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 19.43, 42.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.0433 0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.055 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1991, 13.6021, 9.8059)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E52 #527985

analogous

#85525F #855E52 #857852

triadic

#855E52 #52855E #5E5285

tetradic

#855E52 #5F8552 #527985 #785285

square

#855E52 #5F8552 #527985 #785285

split-complementary

#855E52 #528578 #525F85

monochromatic

#392823 #5F433B #855E52 #A67B6E #BD9E94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#855E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#855E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E52

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E52	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.055 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b82',
    500: '#855e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e52;
$custom-light: #aa8b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 23.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51966,
    "c": 0.05483,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E52

secondary

#89A2AA

accent

#ABC068

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E52

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

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