#4E1422#4E1422

#4E1422 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.087 H 9.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1422
RGB	rgb(78, 20, 34)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 56.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.68, 28.31, 5.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.68, 28.91, 11.71°)
OKLab	oklab(29.29% 0.0859 0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(29.29% 0.087 9.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.6811, 2.2360, 1.7508)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1422 #144E40

analogous

#4E143F #4E1422 #4E2314

triadic

#4E1422 #224E14 #14224E

tetradic

#4E1422 #3F4E14 #144E40 #23144E

square

#4E1422 #3F4E14 #144E40 #23144E

split-complementary

#4E1422 #144E23 #143F4E

monochromatic

#18060B #1D080D #4E1422 #7F2037 #AF2D4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#4E1422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#4E1422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1422

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1422	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222222

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560A1A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 20, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.087 9.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83565c',
    500: '#4e1422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1422;
$custom-light: #83565c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.517,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29285,
    "c": 0.08719,
    "h": 9.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1422

secondary

#388673

accent

#E2BC45

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0304

muted

#7C7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1422

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

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