#4D1516#4D1516

#4D1516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.085 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D1516
RGB	rgb(77, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 71.4%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.37, 26.42, 13.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.37, 29.89, 27.90°)
OKLab	oklab(28.92% 0.0777 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(28.92% 0.085 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.4739, 2.1725, 0.9953)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D1516 #154D4C

analogous

#4D1532 #4D1516 #4D3015

triadic

#4D1516 #164D15 #15164D

tetradic

#4D1516 #324D15 #154D4C #30154D

square

#4D1516 #324D15 #154D4C #30154D

split-complementary

#4D1516 #154D30 #15324D

monochromatic

#180707 #1D0808 #4D1516 #7D2224 #AD2F31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.64

#4D1516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#4D1516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D1516

14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D1516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D1516	1.00	14.64	1.43	14.64
#FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#550816

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d1516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.085 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845653',
    500: '#4d1516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d1516;
$custom-light: #845653;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d1516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.929,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28922,
    "c": 0.08453,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D1516

secondary

#398584

accent

#E0DE47

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D1516

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

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