#4E0709#4E0709

#4E0709 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.101 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E0709
RGB	rgb(78, 7, 9)
HSL	hsl(358, 84%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(358, 91%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 91%, 88.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.35, 31.74, 18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.35, 36.77, 30.33°)
OKLab	oklab(27.4% 0.0912 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(27.4% 0.101 26)
XYZ	xyz(3.2676, 1.7919, 0.4322)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E0709 #074E4C

analogous

#4E072D #4E0709 #4E2907

triadic

#4E0709 #094E07 #07094E

tetradic

#4E0709 #2D4E07 #074E4C #29074E

square

#4E0709 #2D4E07 #074E4C #29074E

split-complementary

#4E0709 #074E29 #072D4E

monochromatic

#1C0303 #1C0303 #4E0709 #860C0F #BE1116

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.46

#4E0709 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#4E0709 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E0709

15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E0709	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E0709	1.00	15.46	1.36	15.46
#FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302A06

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570009

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e0709;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 7, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.101 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86504a',
    500: '#4e0709',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e0709;
$custom-light: #86504a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e0709",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.31,
    "s": 83.529,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27398,
    "c": 0.10149,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.01791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E0709

secondary

#258C89

accent

#FAF42E

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E0709

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

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