#4E2428#4E2428

#4E2428 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.063 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2428
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 40)
HSL	hsl(354, 37%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(354, 54%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 48.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.18, 20.18, 6.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.18, 21.21, 17.88°)
OKLab	oklab(31.97% 0.061 0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(31.97% 0.063 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.1560, 3.0351, 2.3740)
Luminance	0.0303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2428 #244E4A

analogous

#4E243D #4E2428 #4E3524

triadic

#4E2428 #284E24 #24284E

tetradic

#4E2428 #3D4E24 #244E4A #35244E

square

#4E2428 #3D4E24 #244E4A #35244E

split-complementary

#4E2428 #244E35 #243D4E

monochromatic

#150A0B #241113 #4E2428 #78373D #A24B53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.07

#4E2428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#4E2428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2428

13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2428	1.00	13.07	1.61	13.07
#FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#551F26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.063 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826061',
    500: '#4e2428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2428;
$custom-light: #826061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.286,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31971,
    "c": 0.06323,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2428

secondary

#4C817C

accent

#CDC25B

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2428

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

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