#856A63#856A63

#856A63 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.036 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A63
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 99)
HSL	hsl(12, 15%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 26%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 25.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 9.60, 8.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 12.50, 39.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.0298 0.0208)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.036 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0792, 16.1962, 14.0285)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A63 #637E85

analogous

#85636D #856A63 #857B63

triadic

#856A63 #63856A #6A6385

tetradic

#856A63 #6D8563 #637E85 #7B6385

square

#856A63 #6D8563 #637E85 #7B6385

split-complementary

#856A63 #63857B #636D85

monochromatic

#3F322F #624E49 #856A63 #A28983 #BDAAA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856A63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856A63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A63

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A63	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706D62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767263

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.036 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9948f',
    500: '#856a63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a63;
$custom-light: #a9948f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.353,
    "s": 14.655,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54873,
    "c": 0.03639,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A63

secondary

#98A8AB

accent

#A9B770

background

#FAF9F8

surface

#F4F1F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100D0C

muted

#7F7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A63

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

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