#4E160E#4E160E

#4E160E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.086 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E160E
RGB	rgb(78, 22, 14)
HSL	hsl(8, 70%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(8, 82%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 82.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.63, 25.83, 19.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.63, 32.20, 36.66°)
OKLab	oklab(29.12% 0.0739 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(29.12% 0.086 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.5084, 2.2257, 0.6602)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E160E #0E464E

analogous

#4E0E26 #4E160E #4E360E

triadic

#4E160E #0E4E16 #160E4E

tetradic

#4E160E #264E0E #0E464E #360E4E

square

#4E160E #264E0E #0E464E #360E4E

split-complementary

#4E160E #0E4E36 #0E264E

monochromatic

#1A0705 #1A0705 #4E160E #822517 #B63321

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.53

#4E160E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#4E160E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E160E

14.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E160E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E160E	1.00	14.53	1.45	14.53
#FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26210D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E0C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570714

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e160e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 22, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.086 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85574d',
    500: '#4e160e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e160e;
$custom-light: #85574d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e160e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29116,
    "c": 0.08613,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E160E

secondary

#2F7D89

accent

#D6EC3B

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0301

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E160E

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