#4E0308#4E0308

#4E0308 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.105 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E0308
RGB	rgb(78, 3, 8)
HSL	hsl(356, 93%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(356, 96%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.2%, 89.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.84, 33.13, 18.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.84, 37.85, 28.92°)
OKLab	oklab(27.02% 0.0953 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(27.02% 0.105 25)
XYZ	xyz(3.2187, 1.7029, 0.3889)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E0308 #034E49

analogous

#4E032D #4E0308 #4E2303

triadic

#4E0308 #084E03 #03084E

tetradic

#4E0308 #2D4E03 #034E49 #23034E

square

#4E0308 #2D4E03 #034E49 #23034E

split-complementary

#4E0308 #034E23 #032D4E

monochromatic

#1D0103 #1D0103 #4E0308 #89050E #C40814

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.67

#4E0308 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#4E0308 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E0308

15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E0308	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E0308	1.00	15.67	1.34	15.67
#FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D1907

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2905

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570006

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e0308;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 3, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.105 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#864e4a',
    500: '#4e0308',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e0308;
$custom-light: #864e4a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e0308",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 92.593,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27016,
    "c": 0.1052,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.01702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E0308

secondary

#1E8E87

accent

#FFF129

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E0308

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

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