#4E191B#4E191B

#4E191B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.080 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E191B
RGB	rgb(78, 25, 27)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 65.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.44, 25.15, 11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.44, 27.82, 25.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.79% 0.0747 0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(29.79% 0.08 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.6877, 2.3946, 1.3047)
Luminance	0.0239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E191B #194E4C

analogous

#4E1935 #4E191B #4E3119

triadic

#4E191B #1B4E19 #191B4E

tetradic

#4E191B #354E19 #194E4C #31194E

square

#4E191B #354E19 #194E4C #31194E

split-complementary

#4E191B #194E31 #19354E

monochromatic

#170708 #200A0B #4E191B #7C282B #AB373B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.20

#4E191B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#4E191B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E191B

14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E191B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E191B	1.00	14.20	1.48	14.20
#FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26241B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#560F1A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e191b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 25, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.080 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845957',
    500: '#4e191b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e191b;
$custom-light: #845957;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e191b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.736,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29793,
    "c": 0.08008,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E191B

secondary

#3E8482

accent

#DBD64D

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0B0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E191B

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