#4E1611#4E1611

#4E1611 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.085 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1611
RGB	rgb(78, 22, 17)
HSL	hsl(5, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 78.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.67, 25.99, 17.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.67, 31.42, 34.18°)
OKLab	oklab(29.16% 0.0751 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(29.16% 0.085 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5303, 2.2345, 0.7756)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1611 #11494E

analogous

#4E112A #4E1611 #4E3411

triadic

#4E1611 #114E16 #16114E

tetradic

#4E1611 #2A4E11 #11494E #34114E

square

#4E1611 #2A4E11 #11494E #34114E

split-complementary

#4E1611 #114E34 #112A4E

monochromatic

#190705 #1C0806 #4E1611 #80241C #B23227

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#4E1611 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#4E1611 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1611

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1611	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1611	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)

#252110

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560815

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1611;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 22, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.085 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85574f',
    500: '#4e1611',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1611;
$custom-light: #85574f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1611",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.918,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29161,
    "c": 0.08547,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1611

secondary

#338087

accent

#DAE741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1611

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

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