#4E2419#4E2419
#4E2419 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.066 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2419 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 36, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 51%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 67.9%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.85, 18.64, 16.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.85, 24.77, 41.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.61% 0.054 0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.61% 0.066 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.9486, 2.9521, 1.2814) |
| Luminance | 0.0295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 5.32
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 6.62
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 8.43
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 8.46
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 8.71
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2419 #19434E
analogous
#4E1928 #4E2419 #4E3E19
triadic
#4E2419 #194E24 #24194E
tetradic
#4E2419 #284E19 #19434E #3E194E
square
#4E2419 #284E19 #19434E #3E194E
split-complementary
#4E2419 #194E3E #19284E
monochromatic
#170B07 #200F0A #4E2419 #7C3928 #AB4F37
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.20
#4E2419 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.59
#4E2419 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2419
13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2419 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2419 | 1.00 | 13.20 | 1.59 | 13.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F2A18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#393318
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#561C21
Achromatopsia (no color)
#303030
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2419; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.066 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#835f55',
500: '#4e2419',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2419; $custom-light: #835f55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2419",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 36,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.453,
"s": 51.456,
"l": 20.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3161,
"c": 0.06644,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.02952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2419
secondary
#3E7684
accent
#BDDB4D
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFE9E8
border
#CAC5C4
text
#0B0503
muted
#7C7978