#855F55#855F55

#855F55 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.053 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F55
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 85)
HSL	hsl(13, 22%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 36%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 36.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 14.06, 11.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 18.39, 40.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.0429 0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.053 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4052, 13.8278, 10.4502)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F55 #557B85

analogous

#855563 #855F55 #857755

triadic

#855F55 #55855F #5F5585

tetradic

#855F55 #638555 #557B85 #775585

square

#855F55 #638555 #557B85 #775585

split-complementary

#855F55 #558577 #556385

monochromatic

#3A2A25 #60443D #855F55 #A57D72 #BD9F98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#855F55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#855F55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F55

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F55	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686354

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.053 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c84',
    500: '#855f55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f55;
$custom-light: #aa8c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.5,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52242,
    "c": 0.05252,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F55

secondary

#8BA4AA

accent

#ADBF69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F55

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

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