#855F53#855F53

#855F53 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.053 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F53
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 83)
HSL	hsl(14, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 37.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.94, 13.79, 13.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.94, 18.95, 43.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.042 0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.053 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3269, 13.7964, 10.0376)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F53 #537985

analogous

#855360 #855F53 #857853

triadic

#855F53 #53855F #5F5385

tetradic

#855F53 #608553 #537985 #785385

square

#855F53 #608553 #537985 #785385

split-complementary

#855F53 #538578 #536085

monochromatic

#3A2924 #5F443B #855F53 #A67D70 #BD9F95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#855F53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#855F53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F53

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F53	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)

#686352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716B53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.053 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c83',
    500: '#855f53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f53;
$custom-light: #aa8c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.4,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52192,
    "c": 0.05348,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F53

secondary

#8AA2AA

accent

#ABC068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F53

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

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