#4E160C#4E160C

#4E160C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.087 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E160C
RGB	rgb(78, 22, 12)
HSL	hsl(9, 73%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(9, 85%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 84.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.60, 25.74, 20.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.60, 32.69, 38.07°)
OKLab	oklab(29.09% 0.0731 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(29.09% 0.087 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.4955, 2.2206, 0.5923)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E160C #0C444E

analogous

#4E0C23 #4E160C #4E370C

triadic

#4E160C #0C4E16 #160C4E

tetradic

#4E160C #234E0C #0C444E #370C4E

square

#4E160C #234E0C #0C444E #370C4E

split-complementary

#4E160C #0C4E37 #0C234E

monochromatic

#1B0704 #1B0704 #4E160C #832514 #B8341C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.54

#4E160C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#4E160C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E160C

14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E160C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E160C	1.00	14.54	1.44	14.54
#FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26210A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E0A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570714

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e160c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 22, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.087 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85564c',
    500: '#4e160c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e160c;
$custom-light: #85564c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e160c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.091,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29089,
    "c": 0.08659,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E160C

secondary

#2C7B8A

accent

#D4F038

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0301

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E160C

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