#4D170D#4D170D

#4D170D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.084 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D170D
RGB	rgb(77, 23, 13)
HSL	hsl(9, 71%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(9, 83%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 83.1%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.60, 24.86, 19.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.60, 31.68, 38.31°)
OKLab	oklab(29.05% 0.0707 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(29.05% 0.084 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.4400, 2.2201, 0.6281)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D170D #0D434D

analogous

#4D0D23 #4D170D #4D370D

triadic

#4D170D #0D4D17 #170D4D

tetradic

#4D170D #234D0D #0D434D #370D4D

square

#4D170D #234D0D #0D434D #370D4D

split-complementary

#4D170D #0D4D37 #0D234D

monochromatic

#1A0804 #1A0804 #4D170D #812716 #B6361F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.54

#4D170D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#4D170D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D170D

14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D170D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D170D	1.00	14.54	1.44	14.54
#FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26220C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D0B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#550915

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d170d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 23, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.084 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84574c',
    500: '#4d170d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d170d;
$custom-light: #84574c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d170d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.375,
    "s": 71.111,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29052,
    "c": 0.08399,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D170D

secondary

#2E7A88

accent

#D2EE3A

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0301

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D170D

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

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