#853E2B#853E2B

#853E2B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.103 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853E2B
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 28.90, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 38.74, 41.76°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.083 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.103 36)
XYZ	xyz(11.8326, 8.6076, 3.3234)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853E2B #2B7285

analogous

#852B45 #853E2B #856B2B

triadic

#853E2B #2B853E #3E2B85

tetradic

#853E2B #45852B #2B7285 #6B2B85

square

#853E2B #45852B #2B7285 #6B2B85

split-complementary

#853E2B #2B856B #2B4585

monochromatic

#29130D #57281C #853E2B #B3543A #CB765F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#853E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#853E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853E2B

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853E2B	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62592A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92303A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.103 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7565',
    500: '#853e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853e2b;
$custom-light: #ae7565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.667,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45244,
    "c": 0.10257,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.08606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853E2B

secondary

#5B9FB1

accent

#BDDB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110805

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #853E2B

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

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