#985B49#985B49

#985B49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.085 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B49
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 73)
HSL	hsl(14, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 52%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 23.04, 21.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 31.18, 42.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.068 0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.085 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8937, 14.6402, 8.1855)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B49 #498698

analogous

#98495F #985B49 #988349

triadic

#985B49 #49985B #5B4998

tetradic

#985B49 #5F9849 #498698 #834998

square

#985B49 #5F9849 #498698 #834998

split-complementary

#985B49 #499883 #495F98

monochromatic

#452921 #6F4235 #985B49 #B67A68 #CA9E91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#985B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#985B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B49

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B49	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6347

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797048

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.085 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98a7c',
    500: '#985b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b49;
$custom-light: #b98a7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.671,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53573,
    "c": 0.08545,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B49

secondary

#87ABB6

accent

#B2CB5D

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0EE

border

#D0CBC9

text

#120C09

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B49

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

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