#855F56#855F56

#855F56 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.052 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F56
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 86)
HSL	hsl(11, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.01, 14.19, 11.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.01, 18.13, 38.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.0433 0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.052 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4453, 13.8438, 10.6609)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F56 #567C85

analogous

#855664 #855F56 #857656

triadic

#855F56 #56855F #5F5685

tetradic

#855F56 #648556 #567C85 #765685

square

#855F56 #648556 #567C85 #765685

split-complementary

#855F56 #568576 #566485

monochromatic

#3B2A26 #60443E #855F56 #A57D73 #BDA099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#855F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#855F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F56

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F56	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)

#686355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706B56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.052 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c85',
    500: '#855f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f56;
$custom-light: #aa8c85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.489,
    "s": 21.461,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52268,
    "c": 0.05209,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F56

secondary

#8CA5AA

accent

#AEBE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F56

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

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