#985B4B#985B4B

#985B4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.085 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B4B
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 75)
HSL	hsl(12, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 50.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 23.24, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 30.57, 40.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.0689 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.085 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9611, 14.6672, 8.5404)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B4B #4B8898

analogous

#984B61 #985B4B #98824B

triadic

#985B4B #4B985B #5B4B98

tetradic

#985B4B #61984B #4B8898 #824B98

square

#985B4B #61984B #4B8898 #824B98

split-complementary

#985B4B #4B9882 #4B6198

monochromatic

#462A23 #6F4237 #985B4B #B67A6A #CA9F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#985B4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#985B4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B4B

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B4B	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A634A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78704A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.085 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98a7d',
    500: '#985b4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b4b;
$custom-light: #b98a7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.468,
    "s": 33.921,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53614,
    "c": 0.08462,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B4B

secondary

#89ADB6

accent

#B4CA5E

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0EE

border

#D0CBC9

text

#120C09

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B4B

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

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