#4D2823#4D2823

#4D2823 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.057 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D2823
RGB	rgb(77, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(7, 38%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(7, 55%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 54.5%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.89, 16.66, 10.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.89, 19.91, 33.18°)
OKLab	oklab(32.44% 0.0496 0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(32.44% 0.057 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.1230, 3.2171, 1.9936)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D2823 #23484D

analogous

#4D2333 #4D2823 #4D3D23

triadic

#4D2823 #234D28 #28234D

tetradic

#4D2823 #334D23 #23484D #3D234D

square

#4D2823 #334D23 #23484D #3D234D

split-complementary

#4D2823 #234D3D #23334D

monochromatic

#150B0A #231210 #4D2823 #773E36 #A15449

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.78

#4D2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#4D2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D2823

12.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D2823	1.00	12.78	1.64	12.78
#FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#312E22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A3522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542327

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.057 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81625d',
    500: '#4d2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d2823;
$custom-light: #81625d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.143,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32437,
    "c": 0.05657,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D2823

secondary

#4B7A81

accent

#C0CD5A

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0504

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D2823

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

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