#4E172A#4E172A
#4E172A is a dark, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.085 H 2.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E172A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 23, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 46.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.46, 27.73, 1.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.46, 27.76, 2.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.95% 0.0847 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.95% 0.085 2.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8665, 2.4001, 2.4497) |
| Luminance | 0.0240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 6.49
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 7.75
Dark Plum
#3F012C
ΔE00 8.08
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 8.22
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 8.32
Merlot
#730039
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E172A #174E3B
analogous
#4E1745 #4E172A #4E2017
triadic
#4E172A #2A4E17 #172A4E
tetradic
#4E172A #454E17 #174E3B #20174E
square
#4E172A #454E17 #174E3B #20174E
split-complementary
#4E172A #174E20 #17454E
monochromatic
#18070D #1F0911 #4E172A #7D2543 #AD335D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.19
#4E172A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.48
#4E172A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E172A
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E172A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E172A | 1.00 | 14.19 | 1.48 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#22242A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#302F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55111E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2B2B2B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e172a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 23, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.085 2.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#835863',
500: '#4e172a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e172a; $custom-light: #835863; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e172a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 23,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.273,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29946,
"c": 0.0848,
"h": 2.4
},
"luminance": 0.024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E172A
secondary
#3C856C
accent
#DEAB4A
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFE9EA
border
#CAC5C6
text
#0B0305
muted
#7C7879