#4E121A#4E121A

#4E121A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.089 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E121A
RGB	rgb(78, 18, 26)
HSL	hsl(352, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(352, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 66.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.14, 28.51, 10.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.14, 30.52, 20.92°)
OKLab	oklab(28.82% 0.0852 0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(28.82% 0.089 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.5450, 2.1274, 1.2010)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E121A #124E46

analogous

#4E1238 #4E121A #4E2812

triadic

#4E121A #1A4E12 #121A4E

tetradic

#4E121A #384E12 #124E46 #28124E

square

#4E121A #384E12 #124E46 #28124E

split-complementary

#4E121A #124E28 #12384E

monochromatic

#190608 #1C0709 #4E121A #801D2B #B1293B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#4E121A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#4E121A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E121A

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E121A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E121A	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22201A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560415

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e121a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 18, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.089 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845556',
    500: '#4e121a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e121a;
$custom-light: #845556;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e121a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28819,
    "c": 0.08919,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E121A

secondary

#35877C

accent

#E6D042

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0303

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E121A

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

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