#4E1B20#4E1B20
#4E1B20 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.077 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E1B20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 27, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 49%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 65%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 59%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.96, 24.53, 9.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.96, 26.14, 20.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.22% 0.0736 0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.22% 0.077 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7948, 2.5083, 1.6505) |
| Luminance | 0.0251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 6.28
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.68
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 7.05
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 7.14
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 7.24
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E1B20 #1B4E49
analogous
#4E1B39 #4E1B20 #4E2F1B
triadic
#4E1B20 #204E1B #1B204E
tetradic
#4E1B20 #394E1B #1B4E49 #2F1B4E
square
#4E1B20 #394E1B #1B4E49 #2F1B4E
split-complementary
#4E1B20 #1B4E2F #1B394E
monochromatic
#170809 #210B0D #4E1B20 #7B2B33 #A93A45
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.99
#4E1B20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#4E1B20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E1B20
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E1B20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E1B20 | 1.00 | 13.99 | 1.50 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#272520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#34301F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56131D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e1b20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 27, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.077 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#835a5b',
500: '#4e1b20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e1b20; $custom-light: #835a5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e1b20",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 27,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.118,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 20.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30222,
"c": 0.077,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.02508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E1B20
secondary
#41847D
accent
#D8CB50
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFE9E9
border
#CAC5C5
text
#0B0404
muted
#7C7979