#956255#956255

#956255 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.070 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956255
RGB	rgb(149, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(12, 27%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 43%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 43%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 19.05, 15.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 24.80, 39.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.0573 0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.07 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4026, 15.7822, 10.6696)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956255 #558895

analogous

#955568 #956255 #958255

triadic

#956255 #559562 #625595

tetradic

#956255 #689555 #558895 #825595

square

#956255 #689555 #558895 #825595

split-complementary

#956255 #559582 #556895

monochromatic

#472F29 #6E483F #956255 #B18276 #C7A69D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#956255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#956255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #956255

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##956255	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6854

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A05B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.070 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b68f85',
    500: '#956255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956255;
$custom-light: #b68f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 27.35,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5476,
    "c": 0.06994,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956255

secondary

#91ADB5

accent

#B0C464

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#110C0B

muted

#807D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #956255

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

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