#985E4E#985E4E

#985E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.080 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E4E
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 78)
HSL	hsl(13, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 48.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 21.83, 19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 29.02, 41.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.0649 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.08 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3278, 15.2324, 9.1811)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E4E #4E8898

analogous

#984E63 #985E4E #98834E

triadic

#985E4E #4E985E #5E4E98

tetradic

#985E4E #63984E #4E8898 #834E98

square

#985E4E #63984E #4E8898 #834E98

split-complementary

#985E4E #4E9883 #4E6398

monochromatic

#472C24 #704539 #985E4E #B57E6E #CAA297

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#985E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#985E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E4E

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E4E	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C664D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.080 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98c7f',
    500: '#985e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e4e;
$custom-light: #b98c7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.973,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54229,
    "c": 0.08047,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E4E

secondary

#8CADB6

accent

#B2C85F

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0EE

border

#D0CBC9

text

#120C0A

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E4E

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

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