#4B281E#4B281E
#4B281E is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.056 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B281E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 40, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 43%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 60%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.7%, 60%, 70.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.47, 15.19, 13.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.47, 20.43, 41.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.01% 0.0446 0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.01% 0.056 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8951, 3.1076, 1.6227) |
| Luminance | 0.0311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 6.24
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 6.67
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.68
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.85
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 10.22
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B281E #1E414B
analogous
#4B1E2A #4B281E #4B3E1E
triadic
#4B281E #1E4B28 #281E4B
tetradic
#4B281E #2A4B1E #1E414B #3E1E4B
square
#4B281E #2A4B1E #1E414B #3E1E4B
split-complementary
#4B281E #1E4B3E #1E2A4B
monochromatic
#160C09 #1F110D #4B281E #773F2F #A25741
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.95
#4B281E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#4B281E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B281E
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B281E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B281E | 1.00 | 12.95 | 1.62 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#312D1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#39341E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#522226
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b281e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 40, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.056 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#806259',
500: '#4b281e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b281e; $custom-light: #806259; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b281e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 40,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 20.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32012,
"c": 0.05564,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.03107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B281E
secondary
#457380
accent
#B7D355
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFEAE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0503
muted
#7C7978