#984848#984848

#984848 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.108 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#984848
RGB	rgb(152, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 52.6%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 33.47, 15.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 37.06, 25.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.108 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4372, 11.7798, 7.5377)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#984848 #489898

analogous

#984870 #984848 #987048

triadic

#984848 #489848 #484898

tetradic

#984848 #709848 #489898 #704898

square

#984848 #709848 #489898 #704898

split-complementary

#984848 #489870 #487098

monochromatic

#452121 #6E3434 #984848 #B76666 #CA9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#984848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#984848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #984848

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##984848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##984848	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5647

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A53C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #984848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.108 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7d7b',
    500: '#984848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #984848;
$custom-light: #ba7d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#984848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50304,
    "c": 0.10764,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#984848

secondary

#86B6B6

accent

#CCCC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F7EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#120A09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #984848

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

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