#4E1614#4E1614

#4E1614 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.085 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1614
RGB	rgb(78, 22, 20)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 74.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.72, 26.18, 15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.72, 30.60, 31.19°)
OKLab	oklab(29.21% 0.0764 0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(29.21% 0.085 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.5554, 2.2445, 0.9077)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1614 #144C4E

analogous

#4E142F #4E1614 #4E3314

triadic

#4E1614 #144E16 #16144E

tetradic

#4E1614 #2F4E14 #144C4E #33144E

square

#4E1614 #2F4E14 #144C4E #33144E

split-complementary

#4E1614 #144E33 #142F4E

monochromatic

#180706 #1D0808 #4E1614 #7F2420 #AF312D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.49

#4E1614 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#4E1614 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1614

14.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1614	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1614	1.00	14.49	1.45	14.49
#FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252213

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560816

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1614;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 22, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.085 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855751',
    500: '#4e1614',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1614;
$custom-light: #855751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1614",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29214,
    "c": 0.08489,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1614

secondary

#388486

accent

#DDE245

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1614

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

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