#852D23#852D23

#852D23 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.123 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#852D23
RGB	rgb(133, 45, 35)
HSL	hsl(6, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(6, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 37.11, 26.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 45.65, 35.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.1069 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.123 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.9158, 6.9862, 2.3635)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#852D23 #237B85

analogous

#85234A #852D23 #855E23

triadic

#852D23 #23852D #2D2385

tetradic

#852D23 #4A8523 #237B85 #5E2385

square

#852D23 #4A8523 #237B85 #5E2385

split-complementary

#852D23 #23855E #234A85

monochromatic

#240C09 #551D16 #852D23 #B53D30 #D15E51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#852D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#852D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #852D23

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##852D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##852D23	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5220

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92172B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #852d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 45, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.123 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6b5e',
    500: '#852d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #852d23;
$custom-light: #af6b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#852d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.122,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42604,
    "c": 0.12289,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#852D23

secondary

#4FABB5

accent

#D2E246

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120704

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #852D23

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →