#45171B#45171B

#45171B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.071 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45171B
RGB	rgb(69, 23, 27)
HSL	hsl(355, 50%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(355, 67%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 60.9%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.26, 22.53, 8.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.26, 24.15, 21.06°)
OKLab	oklab(27.82% 0.0675 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(27.82% 0.071 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.9587, 1.9575, 1.2587)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45171B #174541

analogous

#451732 #45171B #452A17

triadic

#45171B #1B4517 #171B45

tetradic

#45171B #324517 #174541 #2A1745

square

#45171B #324517 #174541 #2A1745

split-complementary

#45171B #17452A #173245

monochromatic

#170809 #170809 #45171B #73262D #A1363F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.09

#45171B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#45171B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #45171B

15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45171B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##45171B	1.00	15.09	1.39	15.09
#FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22201B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C0F19

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45171b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 23, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.071 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c5657',
    500: '#45171b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45171b;
$custom-light: #7c5657;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45171b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27822,
    "c": 0.07092,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45171B

secondary

#3C7C76

accent

#DACD4E

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #45171B

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

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