#4E2323#4E2323

#4E2323 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.065 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2323
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 38%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 55.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.82, 20.21, 9.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.82, 22.32, 25.11°)
OKLab	oklab(31.65% 0.0605 0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(31.65% 0.065 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.0466, 2.9435, 1.9448)
Luminance	0.0294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2323 #234E4E

analogous

#4E2339 #4E2323 #4E3923

triadic

#4E2323 #234E23 #23234E

tetradic

#4E2323 #394E23 #234E4E #39234E

square

#4E2323 #394E23 #234E4E #39234E

split-complementary

#4E2323 #234E39 #23394E

monochromatic

#150909 #241010 #4E2323 #783636 #A24949

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.22

#4E2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#4E2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2323

13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2323	1.00	13.22	1.59	13.22
#FFFFFF	13.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#551D23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.065 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825f5d',
    500: '#4e2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2323;
$custom-light: #825f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 38.053,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31651,
    "c": 0.06501,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2323

secondary

#4B8282

accent

#CECE5A

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2323

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

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