#4E0305#4E0305

#4E0305 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.106 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E0305
RGB	rgb(78, 3, 5)
HSL	hsl(358, 93%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(358, 96%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.2%, 93.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.81, 33.02, 19.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.81, 38.34, 30.53°)
OKLab	oklab(26.98% 0.0941 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(26.98% 0.106 27)
XYZ	xyz(3.2023, 1.6963, 0.3024)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E0305 #034E4C

analogous

#4E032A #4E0305 #4E2603

triadic

#4E0305 #054E03 #03054E

tetradic

#4E0305 #2A4E03 #034E4C #26034E

square

#4E0305 #2A4E03 #034E4C #26034E

split-complementary

#4E0305 #034E26 #032A4E

monochromatic

#1D0102 #1D0102 #4E0305 #890509 #C4080D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.68

#4E0305 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#4E0305 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E0305

15.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E0305	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E0305	1.00	15.68	1.34	15.68
#FFFFFF	15.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D1904

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2902

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570005

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e0305;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 3, 5);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.106 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#874e48',
    500: '#4e0305',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e0305;
$custom-light: #874e48;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e0305",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 5
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.4,
    "s": 92.593,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26975,
    "c": 0.1056,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.01696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E0305

secondary

#1E8E8B

accent

#FFF929

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E6

border

#CBC3C2

text

#0D0200

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E0305

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

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