#4A3236#4A3236
#4A3236 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.035 H 8.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A3236 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 50, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 19%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 32%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 27%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.68, 11.57, 1.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.68, 11.71, 9.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.65% 0.035 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.65% 0.035 8.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6306, 4.0036, 4.0182) |
| Luminance | 0.0400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 8.06
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.68
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.71
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 11.63
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 11.98
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 12.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A3236 #324A46
analogous
#4A3242 #4A3236 #4A3A32
triadic
#4A3236 #364A32 #32364A
tetradic
#4A3236 #424A32 #324A46 #3A324A
square
#4A3236 #424A32 #324A46 #3A324A
split-complementary
#4A3236 #324A3A #32424A
monochromatic
#120C0D #25191B #4A3236 #6F4B51 #93636B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.66
#4A3236 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.80
#4A3236 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A3236
11.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A3236 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A3236 | 1.00 | 11.66 | 1.80 | 11.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#363636
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B3A36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E3033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a3236; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 50, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.035 8.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d6a6c',
500: '#4a3236',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a3236; $custom-light: #7d6a6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a3236",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 50,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 19.355,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34653,
"c": 0.03536,
"h": 8.1
},
"luminance": 0.04003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A3236
secondary
#5D7B76
accent
#BCAF6C
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEEBEB
border
#C9C6C6
text
#090607
muted
#7B7A7A