#855E53#855E53

#855E53 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.054 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E53
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 83)
HSL	hsl(13, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 37.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 14.38, 12.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 19.14, 41.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.0438 0.0322)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.054 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2374, 13.6174, 10.0078)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E53 #537A85

analogous

#855361 #855E53 #857753

triadic

#855E53 #53855E #5E5385

tetradic

#855E53 #618553 #537A85 #775385

square

#855E53 #618553 #537A85 #775385

split-complementary

#855E53 #538577 #536185

monochromatic

#3A2924 #5F433B #855E53 #A67C70 #BD9E95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#855E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#855E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E53

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E53	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)

#676252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.054 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c83',
    500: '#855e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e53;
$custom-light: #aa8c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.2,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5199,
    "c": 0.05435,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E53

secondary

#8AA3AA

accent

#ACC068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E53

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

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