#856359#856359

#856359 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.047 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856359
RGB	rgb(133, 99, 89)
HSL	hsl(14, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 33%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 33.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 12.25, 11.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 16.48, 42.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.0376 0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.047 37)
XYZ	xyz(15.9383, 14.6324, 11.4341)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856359 #597B85

analogous

#855965 #856359 #857959

triadic

#856359 #598563 #635985

tetradic

#856359 #658559 #597B85 #795985

square

#856359 #658559 #597B85 #795985

split-complementary

#856359 #598579 #596585

monochromatic

#3C2C28 #604840 #856359 #A48177 #BDA39C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#856359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#856359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856359

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856359	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 99, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.047 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98f87',
    500: '#856359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856359;
$custom-light: #a98f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.636,
    "s": 19.82,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53158,
    "c": 0.0471,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.14631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856359

secondary

#8FA4AB

accent

#AABC6B

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #856359

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

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