#856460#856460

#856460 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.043 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856460
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 96)
HSL	hsl(6, 16%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 28%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 27.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 12.68, 7.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 14.70, 30.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.0389 0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.043 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3416, 14.9462, 13.0882)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856460 #608185

analogous

#85606F #856460 #857660

triadic

#856460 #608564 #646085

tetradic

#856460 #6F8560 #608185 #766085

square

#856460 #6F8560 #608185 #766085

split-complementary

#856460 #608576 #606F85

monochromatic

#3E2F2D #614946 #856460 #A3837F #BDA6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#856460 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#856460 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856460

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856460	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856460	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6860

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726E60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6063

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856460;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.043 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9908d',
    500: '#856460',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856460;
$custom-light: #a9908d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856460",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.486,
    "s": 16.157,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5355,
    "c": 0.04347,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856460

secondary

#96A9AB

accent

#B1B96F

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856460

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

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