#855E5D#855E5D

#855E5D is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.051 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E5D
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 93)
HSL	hsl(2, 18%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 30%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 30.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 15.78, 6.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 17.23, 23.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.0481 0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.051 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6517, 13.7832, 12.1898)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E5D #5D8485

analogous

#855D70 #855E5D #85725D

triadic

#855E5D #5D855E #5E5D85

tetradic

#855E5D #70855D #5D8485 #725D85

square

#855E5D #70855D #5D8485 #725D85

split-complementary

#855E5D #5D8572 #5D7085

monochromatic

#3D2B2B #614544 #855E5D #A37D7C #BDA1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#855E5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#855E5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E5D

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E5D	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65635D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6B5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.051 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98c8a',
    500: '#855e5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e5d;
$custom-light: #a98c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.5,
    "s": 17.699,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52256,
    "c": 0.05139,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E5D

secondary

#93AAAB

accent

#B8BA6D

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E5D

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

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