#A85556#A85556

#A85556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.109 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A85556
RGB	rgb(168, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 33%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 49%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 48.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 34.09, 15.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 37.31, 24.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1023 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.109 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0781, 15.4959, 10.6833)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A85556 #55A8A7

analogous

#A85580 #A85556 #A87E55

triadic

#A85556 #56A855 #5556A8

tetradic

#A85556 #80A855 #55A8A7 #7E55A8

square

#A85556 #80A855 #55A8A7 #7E55A8

split-complementary

#A85556 #55A87E #5580A8

monochromatic

#572C2C #7F4041 #A85556 #BD7D7E #D2A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#A85556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#A85556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A85556

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A85556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A85556	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a85556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.109 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c58785',
    500: '#a85556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a85556;
$custom-light: #c58785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a85556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.277,
    "s": 32.806,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55019,
    "c": 0.10924,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A85556

secondary

#99BFBF

accent

#C9C85F

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8F0EF

border

#D1CBCA

text

#130B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A85556

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

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