#985E59#985E59

#985E59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.077 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E59
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 89)
HSL	hsl(5, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 41.4%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 23.07, 12.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 26.41, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.0696 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.077 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7556, 15.4036, 11.4346)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E59 #599398

analogous

#985974 #985E59 #987E59

triadic

#985E59 #59985E #5E5998

tetradic

#985E59 #749859 #599398 #7E5998

square

#985E59 #749859 #599398 #7E5998

split-complementary

#985E59 #59987E #597498

monochromatic

#4B2E2C #714642 #985E59 #B2807C #C9A6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#985E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#985E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E59

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E59	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3575D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.077 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88c87',
    500: '#985e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e59;
$custom-light: #b88c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.762,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54482,
    "c": 0.07696,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E59

secondary

#96B4B7

accent

#BBC365

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E59

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

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