#4C242C#4C242C

#4C242C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.8% C 0.061 H 8.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C242C
RGB	rgb(76, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(348, 36%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(348, 53%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 42.1%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.97, 19.85, 3.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.97, 20.13, 9.65°)
OKLab	oklab(31.78% 0.0602 0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(31.78% 0.061 8.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.0662, 2.9805, 2.7435)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C242C #244C44

analogous

#4C2440 #4C242C #4C3024

triadic

#4C242C #2C4C24 #242C4C

tetradic

#4C242C #404C24 #244C44 #30244C

square

#4C242C #404C24 #244C44 #30244C

split-complementary

#4C242C #244C30 #24404C

monochromatic

#150A0C #221014 #4C242C #763844 #9F4B5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#4C242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#4C242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C242C

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C242C	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35332B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.8% 0.061 8.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806065',
    500: '#4c242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c242c;
$custom-light: #806065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31775,
    "c": 0.06089,
    "h": 8.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C242C

secondary

#4C7F75

accent

#CCB55C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0A0505

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C242C

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