#985B59#985B59

#985B59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.081 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B59
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(2, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 41.4%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 24.78, 11.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 27.47, 25.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.0748 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.081 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4940, 14.8804, 11.3474)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B59 #599698

analogous

#985977 #985B59 #987B59

triadic

#985B59 #59985B #5B5998

tetradic

#985B59 #779859 #599698 #7B5998

square

#985B59 #779859 #599698 #7B5998

split-complementary

#985B59 #59987B #597798

monochromatic

#4B2D2C #714442 #985B59 #B27E7C #C9A4A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#985B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#985B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B59

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B59	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3535B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.081 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98a87',
    500: '#985b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b59;
$custom-light: #b98a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53936,
    "c": 0.08076,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B59

secondary

#96B6B7

accent

#C0C365

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B59

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

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