#4E252A#4E252A

#4E252A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.062 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252A
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(353, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(353, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 46.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.48, 19.83, 5.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.48, 20.59, 15.62°)
OKLab	oklab(32.21% 0.06 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(32.21% 0.062 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.2216, 3.1104, 2.5681)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252A #254E49

analogous

#4E253E #4E252A #4E3525

triadic

#4E252A #2A4E25 #252A4E

tetradic

#4E252A #3E4E25 #254E49 #35254E

square

#4E252A #3E4E25 #254E49 #35254E

split-complementary

#4E252A #254E35 #253E4E

monochromatic

#150A0B #241114 #4E252A #783940 #A14C57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#4E252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#4E252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252A

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252A	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.062 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826063',
    500: '#4e252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252a;
$custom-light: #826063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.683,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32214,
    "c": 0.0617,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252A

secondary

#4E817B

accent

#CCBE5C

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9EA

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252A

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

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