#855E5F#855E5F

#855E5F is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.051 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E5F
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 95)
HSL	hsl(358, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 28.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 16.08, 5.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 17.09, 19.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.049 0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.051 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7415, 13.8191, 12.6625)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E5F #5E8584

analogous

#855E73 #855E5F #85715E

triadic

#855E5F #5F855E #5E5F85

tetradic

#855E5F #73855E #5E8584 #715E85

square

#855E5F #73855E #5E8584 #715E85

split-complementary

#855E5F #5E8571 #5E7385

monochromatic

#3D2B2C #614545 #855E5F #A37D7E #BCA1A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#855E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#855E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E5F

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E5F	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65645F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6B5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.051 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98c8c',
    500: '#855e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e5f;
$custom-light: #a98c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52313,
    "c": 0.05126,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E5F

secondary

#94ABAA

accent

#BAB86E

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E5F

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

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