#4B2309#4B2309
#4B2309 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.071 H 49.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B2309 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 35, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 79%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 88%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 88%, 70.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.88, 16.84, 24.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.88, 29.34, 54.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.69% 0.0456 0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.69% 0.071 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5523, 2.7181, 0.5960) |
| Luminance | 0.0272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 3.37
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.50
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.67
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.76
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.81
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B2309 #09314B
analogous
#4B0910 #4B2309 #4B4409
triadic
#4B2309 #094B23 #23094B
tetradic
#4B2309 #104B09 #09314B #44094B
square
#4B2309 #104B09 #09314B #44094B
split-complementary
#4B2309 #094B44 #09104B
monochromatic
#1B0D03 #1B0D03 #4B2309 #823D10 #B85616
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.60
#4B2309 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.54
#4B2309 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B2309
13.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B2309 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B2309 | 1.00 | 13.60 | 1.54 | 13.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2806
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#383108
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#531A1E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2E2E2E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b2309; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 35, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.071 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825e4b',
500: '#4b2309',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b2309; $custom-light: #825e4b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b2309",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 35,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.636,
"s": 78.571,
"l": 16.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30694,
"c": 0.07068,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.02718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B2309
secondary
#286288
accent
#A9F533
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977