#85524D#85524D

#85524D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.069 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85524D
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 77)
HSL	hsl(5, 27%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(5, 42%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 42.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 20.69, 11.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 23.87, 29.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0624 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.069 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0304, 11.5581, 8.5117)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85524D #4D8085

analogous

#854D64 #85524D #856E4D

triadic

#85524D #4D8552 #524D85

tetradic

#85524D #64854D #4D8085 #6E4D85

square

#85524D #64854D #4D8085 #6E4D85

split-complementary

#85524D #4D856E #4D6485

monochromatic

#372220 #5E3A37 #85524D #A76D68 #BE938F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#85524D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#85524D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85524D

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85524D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85524D	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D594C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69634C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85524d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.069 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa837e',
    500: '#85524d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85524d;
$custom-light: #aa837e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85524d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.357,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49498,
    "c": 0.06943,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85524D

secondary

#83A7AA

accent

#BBC365

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100A0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #85524D

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

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