#4A170F#4A170F

#4A170F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.080 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A170F
RGB	rgb(74, 23, 15)
HSL	hsl(8, 66%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(8, 80%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 79.7%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.02, 23.71, 17.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.02, 29.63, 36.86°)
OKLab	oklab(28.51% 0.068 0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(28.51% 0.08 31.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.2170, 2.1036, 0.6885)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A170F #0F424A

analogous

#4A0F24 #4A170F #4A350F

triadic

#4A170F #0F4A17 #170F4A

tetradic

#4A170F #244A0F #0F424A #350F4A

square

#4A170F #244A0F #0F424A #350F4A

split-complementary

#4A170F #0F4A35 #0F244A

monochromatic

#190805 #190805 #4A170F #7D2719 #B03724

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.78

#4A170F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#4A170F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A170F

14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A170F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A170F	1.00	14.78	1.42	14.78
#FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25210E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322C0D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#520B15

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a170f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 23, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.080 31.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82574e',
    500: '#4a170f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a170f;
$custom-light: #82574e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a170f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.136,
    "s": 66.292,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28508,
    "c": 0.07963,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A170F

secondary

#307984

accent

#D2E93F

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A170F

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

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