#4C121C#4C121C
#4C121C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.087 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C121C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 18, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 62%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 76%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 63.2%, 70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.77, 27.94, 8.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.77, 29.31, 17.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(28.48% 0.084 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(28.48% 0.087 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4067, 2.0534, 1.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.0205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.59
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.69
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 5.83
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.02
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 6.62
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C121C #124C42
analogous
#4C1239 #4C121C #4C2512
triadic
#4C121C #1C4C12 #121C4C
tetradic
#4C121C #394C12 #124C42 #25124C
square
#4C121C #394C12 #124C42 #25124C
split-complementary
#4C121C #124C25 #12394C
monochromatic
#190609 #1B060A #4C121C #7D1E2E #AF2940
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.89
#4C121C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.41
#4C121C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C121C
14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C121C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C121C | 1.00 | 14.89 | 1.41 | 14.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#21201C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#302C1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#540616
Achromatopsia (no color)
#272727
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c121c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 18, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.087 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825457',
500: '#4c121c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c121c; $custom-light: #825457; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c121c",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 18,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.655,
"s": 61.702,
"l": 18.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.28475,
"c": 0.08683,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.02053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C121C
secondary
#358577
accent
#E5C943
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFE9E9
border
#CAC5C5
text
#0B0303
muted
#7C7878