#4E1C0E#4E1C0E
#4E1C0E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.0% C 0.079 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E1C0E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 28, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 70%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 82%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 82.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.84, 22.63, 20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.84, 30.67, 42.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.03% 0.0639 0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.03% 0.079 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6368, 2.4824, 0.7030) |
| Luminance | 0.0248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 4.27
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 6.47
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 6.69
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 6.74
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 7.45
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E1C0E #0E404E
analogous
#4E0E20 #4E1C0E #4E3C0E
triadic
#4E1C0E #0E4E1C #1C0E4E
tetradic
#4E1C0E #204E0E #0E404E #3C0E4E
square
#4E1C0E #204E0E #0E404E #3C0E4E
split-complementary
#4E1C0E #0E4E3C #0E204E
monochromatic
#1A0905 #1A0905 #4E1C0E #822F17 #B64121
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.03
#4E1C0E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#4E1C0E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E1C0E
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E1C0E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E1C0E | 1.00 | 14.03 | 1.50 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A250C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#36300D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#561119
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e1c0e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 28, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.0% 0.079 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#855a4d',
500: '#4e1c0e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e1c0e; $custom-light: #855a4d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e1c0e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 28,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.125,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 18.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30028,
"c": 0.07941,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.02482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E1C0E
secondary
#2F7589
accent
#C6EC3B
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#F0E9E7
border
#CBC5C3
text
#0C0401
muted
#7D7977