HEX atlas value

#985B52

#985B52 is a warm red HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 91, 82, HSL 8, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.1477, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#985B52 Sample readable text

HEX #985B52

RGB rgb(152, 91, 82)

HSL hsl(8 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 40, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.1477

Contrast Black 3.95:1White 5.31:1

CSS

--color-985b52: #985B52;
.background-985b52 { background-color: #985B52; }
.text-985b52 { color: #985B52; }

Luminance0.1477

Black text3.95:1AA Fail

White text5.31:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#985B52","rgb":[152,91,82],"hsl":[8,30,46],"cmyk":[0,40,46,40],"luminance":0.1477,"contrast":{"black":3.95,"white":5.31}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5D3832","hex":"#5D3832","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BF8F88","hex":"#BF8F88","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.5,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#528F98","hex":"#528F98","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.74,"contrastWhite":3.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#98526C","hex":"#98526C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.76,"contrastWhite":5.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#987F52","hex":"#987F52","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.49,"contrastWhite":3.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/985b52.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#528F98","analogous":["#98526C","#987F52"],"triadic":["#52985B","#5B5298"],"tetradic":["#6C9852","#528F98","#7F5298"],"splitComplementary":["#52987F","#526C98"],"monochromatic":["#BF8F88","#985B52","#5D3832"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BF8F88","dark":"#5D3832","saturated":"#B24938","desaturated":"#7F6E6C","pastel":"#C0ADAA","neon":"#FF3414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":30.24896692450835},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":33.60059523282288},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":35.62302626111375}]

HEX meaning and use

About #985B52

#985B52 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #985B52 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 152, 91, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 30% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1477, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.95:1AA Fail

White text5.31:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #985B52 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.95:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.31:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#5D3832#FFFFFF text · best 10.11:1#5D3832

#BF8F88#000000 text · best 7.5:1#BF8F88

#528F98#000000 text · best 5.74:1#528F98

#98526C#FFFFFF text · best 5.59:1#98526C

#987F52#000000 text · best 5.49:1#987F52

Generated Palette

#985B52#985B52

#528F98#528F98

#98526C#98526C

#987F52#987F52

#BF8F88#BF8F88

#5D3832#5D3832

Color Harmonies

#528F98#528F98

#98526C#98526C

#987F52#987F52

#52985B#52985B

#5B5298#5B5298

Variants

#BF8F88#BF8F88

#5D3832#5D3832

#B24938#B24938

#7F6E6C#7F6E6C

#C0ADAA#C0ADAA

#FF3414#FF3414

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Caramel#AF6E4D

Oak#A8754F

Clay#B66A50

Red Clay#B45A3C

#985B52

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #985B52

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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