#853E40#853E40

#853E40 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.098 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853E40
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 64)
HSL	hsl(358, 36%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 53%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 30.63, 13.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 33.39, 23.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.0918 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.098 20)
XYZ	xyz(12.3218, 8.8033, 5.8998)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853E40 #3E8583

analogous

#853E63 #853E40 #855F3E

triadic

#853E40 #40853E #3E4085

tetradic

#853E40 #63853E #3E8583 #5F3E85

square

#853E40 #63853E #3E8583 #5F3E85

split-complementary

#853E40 #3E855F #3E6385

monochromatic

#321718 #5B2B2C #853E40 #AE5254 #C27C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#853E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#853E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853E40

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853E40	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60593F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91343F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.098 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7574',
    500: '#853e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853e40;
$custom-light: #ac7574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.31,
    "s": 36.41,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45662,
    "c": 0.09771,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.08802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853E40

secondary

#73ACAA

accent

#CCC95B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110808

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #853E40

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

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