#85524B#85524B

#85524B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.070 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85524B
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 75)
HSL	hsl(7, 28%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(7, 44%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 43.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 20.45, 13.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 24.27, 32.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.0616 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.07 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9608, 11.5303, 8.1455)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85524B #4B7E85

analogous

#854B61 #85524B #856F4B

triadic

#85524B #4B8552 #524B85

tetradic

#85524B #61854B #4B7E85 #6F4B85

square

#85524B #61854B #4B7E85 #6F4B85

split-complementary

#85524B #4B856F #4B6185

monochromatic

#37221F #5E3A35 #85524B #A86D65 #BE928C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#85524B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#85524B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85524B

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85524B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85524B	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D594A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A634A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85524b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.070 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab837d',
    500: '#85524b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85524b;
$custom-light: #ab837d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85524b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.241,
    "s": 27.885,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49448,
    "c": 0.06993,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85524B

secondary

#81A5AA

accent

#B9C464

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #85524B

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

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