#855E61#855E61

#855E61 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.051 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E61
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 97)
HSL	hsl(355, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 27.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, 16.39, 4.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 17.03, 15.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.0498 0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.051 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8335, 13.8559, 13.1474)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E61 #5E8582

analogous

#855E75 #855E61 #856F5E

triadic

#855E61 #61855E #5E6185

tetradic

#855E61 #75855E #5E8582 #6F5E85

square

#855E61 #75855E #5E8582 #6F5E85

split-complementary

#855E61 #5E856F #5E7585

monochromatic

#3D2B2D #614547 #855E61 #A37D80 #BCA1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#855E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#855E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E61

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E61	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656461

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6B60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.051 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98c8d',
    500: '#855e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e61;
$custom-light: #a98c8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.385,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52372,
    "c": 0.0513,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E61

secondary

#94ABA9

accent

#BAB46E

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E61

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

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