#4A2E2E#4A2E2E
#4A2E2E is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.041 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A2E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 46, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 23%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 38%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 37.8%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.33, 12.87, 5.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.33, 13.93, 22.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.53% 0.0391 0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.53% 0.041 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2943, 3.6074, 3.0544) |
| Luminance | 0.0361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 7.76
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.95
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.63
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 10.95
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 11.89
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 11.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A2E2E #2E4A4A
analogous
#4A2E3C #4A2E2E #4A3C2E
triadic
#4A2E2E #2E4A2E #2E2E4A
tetradic
#4A2E2E #3C4A2E #2E4A4A #3C2E4A
square
#4A2E2E #3C4A2E #2E4A4A #3C2E4A
split-complementary
#4A2E2E #2E4A3C #2E3C4A
monochromatic
#130C0C #241717 #4A2E2E #704545 #955D5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.20
#4A2E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.72
#4A2E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A2E2E
12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A2E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A2E2E | 1.00 | 12.20 | 1.72 | 12.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#33322E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A372E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F2B2E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a2e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 46, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.041 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d6766',
500: '#4a2e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a2e2e; $custom-light: #7d6766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a2e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 46,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 23.333,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33533,
"c": 0.04145,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.03607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A2E2E
secondary
#597B7B
accent
#C0C068
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEEBEB
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0606
muted
#7C7A7A