#985E55#985E55

#985E55 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.078 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E55
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 85)
HSL	hsl(8, 28%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 44.1%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 22.60, 15.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 27.20, 33.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.0679 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.078 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5922, 15.3382, 10.5739)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E55 #558F98

analogous

#98556E #985E55 #988055

triadic

#985E55 #55985E #5E5598

tetradic

#985E55 #6E9855 #558F98 #805598

square

#985E55 #6E9855 #558F98 #805598

split-complementary

#985E55 #559880 #556E98

monochromatic

#4A2D29 #71463F #985E55 #B37F77 #C9A49E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#985E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#985E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E55

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E55	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4565C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.078 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98c85',
    500: '#985e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e55;
$custom-light: #b98c85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.06,
    "s": 28.27,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54386,
    "c": 0.07796,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E55

secondary

#92B2B6

accent

#B7C563

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E55

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

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