#855E55#855E55

#855E55 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.053 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E55
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 85)
HSL	hsl(11, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 14.65, 11.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 18.62, 38.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.0446 0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.053 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3158, 13.6488, 10.4203)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E55 #557C85

analogous

#855564 #855E55 #857655

triadic

#855E55 #55855E #5E5585

tetradic

#855E55 #648555 #557C85 #765585

square

#855E55 #648555 #557C85 #765585

split-complementary

#855E55 #558576 #556485

monochromatic

#3A2925 #60443D #855E55 #A57C72 #BD9F98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#855E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#855E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E55

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E55	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676354

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.053 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c84',
    500: '#855e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e55;
$custom-light: #aa8c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52041,
    "c": 0.05348,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E55

secondary

#8BA5AA

accent

#AFBF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E55

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

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