#4A1F09#4A1F09
#4A1F09 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.073 H 44.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A1F09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 31, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 78%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 88%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 87.8%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.72, 18.82, 22.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.72, 29.41, 50.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.77% 0.0517 0.0515) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.77% 0.073 44.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3637, 2.4560, 0.5553) |
| Luminance | 0.0246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 2.23
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.43
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 9.55
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 9.65
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A1F09 #09344A
analogous
#4A0914 #4A1F09 #4A4009
triadic
#4A1F09 #094A1F #1F094A
tetradic
#4A1F09 #144A09 #09344A #40094A
square
#4A1F09 #144A09 #09344A #40094A
split-complementary
#4A1F09 #094A40 #09144A
monochromatic
#1B0B03 #1B0B03 #4A1F09 #813610 #B74D16
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.08
#4A1F09 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.49
#4A1F09 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A1F09
14.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A1F09 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A1F09 | 1.00 | 14.08 | 1.49 | 14.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B2506
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#362F08
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52161A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2B2B2B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a1f09; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 31, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.073 44.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#815c4b',
500: '#4a1f09',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a1f09; $custom-light: #815c4b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a1f09",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 31,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.308,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 16.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29772,
"c": 0.07299,
"h": 44.9
},
"luminance": 0.02456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A1F09
secondary
#276787
accent
#B3F533
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977