#4E2528#4E2528

#4E2528 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.062 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2528
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 40)
HSL	hsl(356, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(356, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 48.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.43, 19.57, 6.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.43, 20.74, 19.29°)
OKLab	oklab(32.16% 0.0591 0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(32.16% 0.062 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.1867, 3.0965, 2.3843)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2528 #254E4B

analogous

#4E253C #4E2528 #4E3725

triadic

#4E2528 #284E25 #25284E

tetradic

#4E2528 #3C4E25 #254E4B #37254E

square

#4E2528 #3C4E25 #254E4B #37254E

split-complementary

#4E2528 #254E37 #253C4E

monochromatic

#150A0B #241113 #4E2528 #78393D #A14C53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#4E2528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#4E2528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2528

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2528	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.062 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826061',
    500: '#4e2528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2528;
$custom-light: #826061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32155,
    "c": 0.06163,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2528

secondary

#4E817D

accent

#CCC45C

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2528

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

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