#855E57#855E57

#855E57 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.053 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E57
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 87)
HSL	hsl(9, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 14.92, 10.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 18.16, 34.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.0455 0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.053 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3963, 13.6810, 10.8447)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E57 #577E85

analogous

#855767 #855E57 #857557

triadic

#855E57 #57855E #5E5785

tetradic

#855E57 #678557 #577E85 #755785

square

#855E57 #678557 #577E85 #755785

split-complementary

#855E57 #578575 #576785

monochromatic

#3B2A27 #60443F #855E57 #A57C75 #BD9F9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#855E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#855E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E57

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E57	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.053 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c86',
    500: '#855e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e57;
$custom-light: #aa8c86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.13,
    "s": 20.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52093,
    "c": 0.05274,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E57

secondary

#8DA6AA

accent

#B1BD6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E57

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

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