#985E57#985E57

#985E57 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.077 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E57
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 87)
HSL	hsl(6, 27%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 43%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 42.8%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 22.83, 13.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 26.78, 31.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.0688 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.077 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6728, 15.3704, 10.9983)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E57 #579198

analogous

#985771 #985E57 #987F57

triadic

#985E57 #57985E #5E5798

tetradic

#985E57 #719857 #579198 #7F5798

square

#985E57 #719857 #579198 #7F5798

split-complementary

#985E57 #57987F #577198

monochromatic

#4A2E2A #714641 #985E57 #B3807A #C9A5A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#985E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#985E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E57

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E57	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3565C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.077 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98c86',
    500: '#985e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e57;
$custom-light: #b98c86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.462,
    "s": 27.197,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54433,
    "c": 0.07742,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E57

secondary

#94B3B6

accent

#B9C464

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E57

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

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