#856161#856161

#856161 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.047 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856161
RGB	rgb(133, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(0, 16%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 27%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 27.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 14.61, 5.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 15.70, 21.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.0446 0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.047 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1055, 14.3998, 13.2381)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856161 #618585

analogous

#856173 #856161 #857361

triadic

#856161 #618561 #616185

tetradic

#856161 #738561 #618585 #736185

square

#856161 #738561 #618585 #736185

split-complementary

#856161 #618573 #617385

monochromatic

#3E2D2D #624747 #856161 #A38080 #BDA4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#856161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#856161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856161

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856161	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686661

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.047 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98e8d',
    500: '#856161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856161;
$custom-light: #a98e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 15.652,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52971,
    "c": 0.04705,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856161

secondary

#97ABAB

accent

#B8B86F

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856161

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

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