#685252#685252

#685252 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.029 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685252
RGB	rgb(104, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 12%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 21%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 21.2%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.09, 9.15, 3.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.09, 9.79, 20.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.028 0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.029 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2493, 9.5872, 9.2916)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685252 #526868

analogous

#68525D #685252 #685D52

triadic

#685252 #526852 #525268

tetradic

#685252 #5D6852 #526868 #5D5268

square

#685252 #5D6852 #526868 #5D5268

split-complementary

#685252 #52685D #525D68

monochromatic

#241C1C #463737 #685252 #8A6D6D #A68E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#685252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#685252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685252

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685252	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D5052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.029 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938282',
    500: '#685252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685252;
$custom-light: #938282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 11.828,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46116,
    "c": 0.02947,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685252

secondary

#819595

accent

#B5B573

background

#F9F7F7

surface

#F1EEEE

border

#CBC9C9

text

#0D0A0A

muted

#7E7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #685252

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

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