#4E1511#4E1511

#4E1511 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.087 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1511
RGB	rgb(78, 21, 17)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 78.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.49, 26.49, 17.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.49, 31.71, 33.33°)
OKLab	oklab(29.02% 0.0767 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(29.02% 0.087 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.5116, 2.1970, 0.7694)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1511 #114A4E

analogous

#4E112B #4E1511 #4E3311

triadic

#4E1511 #114E15 #15114E

tetradic

#4E1511 #2B4E11 #114A4E #33114E

square

#4E1511 #2B4E11 #114A4E #33114E

split-complementary

#4E1511 #114E33 #112B4E

monochromatic

#190705 #1C0706 #4E1511 #80231C #B23027

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#4E1511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#4E1511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1511

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1511	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252110

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560615

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 21, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.087 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85564f',
    500: '#4e1511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1511;
$custom-light: #85564f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.934,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29024,
    "c": 0.08662,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1511

secondary

#338287

accent

#DCE741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1511

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

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