#856461#856461

#856461 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.043 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856461
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 97)
HSL	hsl(5, 16%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 27%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 27.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 12.83, 6.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 14.56, 28.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.0393 0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.043 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3880, 14.9648, 13.3322)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856461 #618285

analogous

#856170 #856461 #857661

triadic

#856461 #618564 #646185

tetradic

#856461 #708561 #618285 #766185

square

#856461 #708561 #618285 #766185

split-complementary

#856461 #618576 #617085

monochromatic

#3E2F2D #624947 #856461 #A38380 #BDA6A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#856461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#856461 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856461

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856461	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)

#6A6861

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726E61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6063

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.043 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9908d',
    500: '#856461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856461;
$custom-light: #a9908d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 15.652,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53579,
    "c": 0.04324,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856461

secondary

#97A9AB

accent

#B2B86F

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100C0C

muted

#7F7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856461

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

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