#4E0C1C#4E0C1C
#4E0C1C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.096 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E0C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 12, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 73%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 85%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 84.6%, 64.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.31, 31.11, 8.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.31, 32.21, 15.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(28.22% 0.0939 0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(28.22% 0.096 12.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4833, 1.9670, 1.2946) |
| Luminance | 0.0197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.61
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 5.03
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.38
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 7.02
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E0C1C #0C4E3E
analogous
#4E0C3D #4E0C1C #4E1D0C
triadic
#4E0C1C #1C4E0C #0C1C4E
tetradic
#4E0C1C #3D4E0C #0C4E3E #1D0C4E
square
#4E0C1C #3D4E0C #0C4E3E #1D0C4E
split-complementary
#4E0C1C #0C4E1D #0C3D4E
monochromatic
#1B040A #1B040A #4E0C1C #83142F #B81C42
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.07
#4E0C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.39
#4E0C1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E0C1C
15.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E0C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E0C1C | 1.00 | 15.07 | 1.39 | 15.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E1E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F2B1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#560013
Achromatopsia (no color)
#262626
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e0c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 12, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.096 12.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#855257',
500: '#4e0c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e0c1c; $custom-light: #855257; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e0c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 12,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.455,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 17.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.28219,
"c": 0.09616,
"h": 12.4
},
"luminance": 0.01966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E0C1C
secondary
#2C8A73
accent
#F0C338
background
#F8F4F5
surface
#F0E7E9
border
#CBC3C5
text
#0C0203
muted
#7D7878