#3E2828#3E2828

#3E2828 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.033 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E2828
RGB	rgb(62, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 22%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 35%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 35.5%, 75.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.78, 10.33, 4.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.78, 11.14, 22.03°)
OKLab	oklab(30.38% 0.0314 0.0109)
OKLCH	oklch(30.38% 0.033 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.1285, 2.6951, 2.3625)
Luminance	0.0270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E2828 #283E3E

analogous

#3E2833 #3E2828 #3E3328

triadic

#3E2828 #283E28 #28283E

tetradic

#3E2828 #333E28 #283E3E #33283E

square

#3E2828 #333E28 #283E3E #33283E

split-complementary

#3E2828 #283E33 #28333E

monochromatic

#130C0C #191010 #3E2828 #634040 #885858

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.65

#3E2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#3E2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E2828

13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E2828	1.00	13.65	1.54	13.65
#FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#422628

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.033 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#746261',
    500: '#3e2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e2828;
$custom-light: #746261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 21.569,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30376,
    "c": 0.03327,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E2828

secondary

#527070

accent

#BEBE6A

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EDEAE9

border

#C8C6C5

text

#080505

muted

#7B7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E2828

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

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