#4E0B1B#4E0B1B
#4E0B1B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.097 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E0B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 11, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 75%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 86%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 85.9%, 65.4%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.16, 31.39, 8.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.16, 32.61, 15.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(28.1% 0.0946 0.0219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(28.1% 0.097 13) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4597, 1.9387, 1.2287) |
| Luminance | 0.0194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.44
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.47
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 4.96
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.10
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 6.76
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E0B1B #0B4E3E
analogous
#4E0B3C #4E0B1B #4E1D0B
triadic
#4E0B1B #1B4E0B #0B1B4E
tetradic
#4E0B1B #3C4E0B #0B4E3E #1D0B4E
square
#4E0B1B #3C4E0B #0B4E3E #1D0B4E
split-complementary
#4E0B1B #0B4E1D #0B3C4E
monochromatic
#1B0409 #1B0409 #4E0B1B #84132E #B91A40
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.13
#4E0B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.39
#4E0B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E0B1B
15.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E0B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E0B1B | 1.00 | 15.13 | 1.39 | 15.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E1D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F2B19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#560012
Achromatopsia (no color)
#262626
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e0b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 11, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.097 13.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#855256',
500: '#4e0b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e0b1b; $custom-light: #855256; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e0b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 11,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.672,
"s": 75.281,
"l": 17.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.281,
"c": 0.09709,
"h": 13
},
"luminance": 0.01938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E0B1B
secondary
#2B8A73
accent
#F2C536
background
#F8F4F5
surface
#F0E7E9
border
#CBC3C5
text
#0C0203
muted
#7D7878