#856261#856261

#856261 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.046 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856261
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(2, 16%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 27%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 27.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 14.02, 6.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 15.30, 23.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.0428 0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.046 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.1985, 14.5858, 13.2691)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856261 #618485

analogous

#856172 #856261 #857461

triadic

#856261 #618562 #626185

tetradic

#856261 #728561 #618485 #746185

square

#856261 #728561 #618485 #746185

split-complementary

#856261 #618574 #617285

monochromatic

#3E2E2D #624847 #856261 #A38180 #BDA5A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#856261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#856261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856261

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856261	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686761

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716D61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5E62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.046 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98e8d',
    500: '#856261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856261;
$custom-light: #a98e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.667,
    "s": 15.652,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53172,
    "c": 0.04573,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856261

secondary

#97ABAB

accent

#B6B86F

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856261

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

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