#4E242D#4E242D

#4E242D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.064 H 7.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E242D
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(347, 37%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(347, 54%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 42.3%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.33, 20.84, 3.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.33, 21.09, 8.84°)
OKLab	oklab(32.13% 0.0633 0.0086)
OKLCH	oklch(32.13% 0.064 7.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.2466, 3.0713, 2.8513)
Luminance	0.0307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E242D #244E45

analogous

#4E2442 #4E242D #4E3024

triadic

#4E242D #2D4E24 #242D4E

tetradic

#4E242D #424E24 #244E45 #30244E

square

#4E242D #424E24 #244E45 #30244E

split-complementary

#4E242D #244E30 #24424E

monochromatic

#150A0C #241115 #4E242D #783745 #A24B5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.01

#4E242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#4E242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E242D

13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E242D	1.00	13.01	1.61	13.01
#FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36342C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.064 7.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826065',
    500: '#4e242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e242d;
$custom-light: #826065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.143,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32127,
    "c": 0.06384,
    "h": 7.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E242D

secondary

#4C8176

accent

#CDB45B

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E242D

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

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