#4C1512#4C1512

#4C1512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.084 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C1512
RGB	rgb(76, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(3, 76%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 76.3%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.09, 25.75, 16.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.09, 30.45, 32.24°)
OKLab	oklab(28.65% 0.0749 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(28.65% 0.084 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.3582, 2.1170, 0.8039)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C1512 #12494C

analogous

#4C122C #4C1512 #4C3212

triadic

#4C1512 #124C15 #15124C

tetradic

#4C1512 #2C4C12 #12494C #32124C

square

#4C1512 #2C4C12 #12494C #32124C

split-complementary

#4C1512 #124C32 #122C4C

monochromatic

#190706 #1B0706 #4C1512 #7D231E #AF3029

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.75

#4C1512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#4C1512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C1512

14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C1512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C1512	1.00	14.75	1.42	14.75
#FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322C10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#540715

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c1512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.084 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835650',
    500: '#4c1512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c1512;
$custom-light: #835650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c1512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.103,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28651,
    "c": 0.0839,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C1512

secondary

#358185

accent

#DCE543

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C1512

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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