#855E5A#855E5A

#855E5A is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.052 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E5A
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 90)
HSL	hsl(6, 19%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(6, 32%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 32.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 15.34, 8.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 17.61, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.0468 0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.052 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5214, 13.7311, 11.5037)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E5A #5A8185

analogous

#855A6B #855E5A #85735A

triadic

#855E5A #5A855E #5E5A85

tetradic

#855E5A #6B855A #5A8185 #735A85

square

#855E5A #6B855A #5A8185 #735A85

split-complementary

#855E5A #5A8573 #5A6B85

monochromatic

#3C2A29 #604441 #855E5A #A47C78 #BDA09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#855E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#855E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E5A

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E5A	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66635A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D595D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.052 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98c88',
    500: '#855e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e5a;
$custom-light: #a98c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.581,
    "s": 19.283,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52173,
    "c": 0.05189,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E5A

secondary

#90A8AB

accent

#B4BC6C

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E5A

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

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