#4E0E1C#4E0E1C
#4E0E1C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.094 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E0E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 14, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 70%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 82%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 64.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.58, 30.36, 8.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.58, 31.58, 16.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(28.42% 0.0915 0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(28.42% 0.094 13.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5089, 2.0181, 1.3032) |
| Luminance | 0.0202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.61
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.70
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 5.16
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.16
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 6.83
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E0E1C #0E4E40
analogous
#4E0E3C #4E0E1C #4E200E
triadic
#4E0E1C #1C4E0E #0E1C4E
tetradic
#4E0E1C #3C4E0E #0E4E40 #200E4E
square
#4E0E1C #3C4E0E #0E4E40 #200E4E
split-complementary
#4E0E1C #0E4E20 #0E3C4E
monochromatic
#1A0509 #1A0509 #4E0E1C #82172F #B62141
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.96
#4E0E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.40
#4E0E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E0E1C
14.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E0E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E0E1C | 1.00 | 14.96 | 1.40 | 14.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F1E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#302C1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#560014
Achromatopsia (no color)
#272727
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e0e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 14, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.094 13.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845357',
500: '#4e0e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e0e1c; $custom-light: #845357; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e0e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 14,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.875,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 18.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.28418,
"c": 0.09398,
"h": 13.3
},
"luminance": 0.02018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E0E1C
secondary
#2F8975
accent
#ECC63B
background
#F8F4F5
surface
#F0E7E9
border
#CBC3C5
text
#0C0303
muted
#7D7878