#4E1512#4E1512

#4E1512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.086 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1512
RGB	rgb(78, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(3, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 76.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.50, 26.55, 16.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.50, 31.45, 32.40°)
OKLab	oklab(29.04% 0.0771 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(29.04% 0.086 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.5196, 2.2002, 0.8115)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1512 #124B4E

analogous

#4E122D #4E1512 #4E3312

triadic

#4E1512 #124E15 #15124E

tetradic

#4E1512 #2D4E12 #124B4E #33124E

square

#4E1512 #2D4E12 #124B4E #33124E

split-complementary

#4E1512 #124E33 #122D4E

monochromatic

#190706 #1C0807 #4E1512 #80221D #B13029

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.58

#4E1512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#4E1512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1512

14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1512	1.00	14.58	1.44	14.58
#FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560615

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.086 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855650',
    500: '#4e1512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1512;
$custom-light: #855650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2904,
    "c": 0.08643,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1512

secondary

#358387

accent

#DDE642

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1512

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

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