#4E252B#4E252B

#4E252B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.062 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252B
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(351, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(351, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 44.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.51, 19.96, 4.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.51, 20.55, 13.77°)
OKLab	oklab(32.25% 0.0605 0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(32.25% 0.062 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.2397, 3.1177, 2.6635)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252B #254E48

analogous

#4E253F #4E252B #4E3425

triadic

#4E252B #2B4E25 #252B4E

tetradic

#4E252B #3F4E25 #254E48 #34254E

square

#4E252B #3F4E25 #254E48 #34254E

split-complementary

#4E252B #254E34 #253F4E

monochromatic

#150A0B #241114 #4E252B #783942 #A14C59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#4E252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#4E252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252B

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252B	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37342A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.062 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826064',
    500: '#4e252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252b;
$custom-light: #826064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.22,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32245,
    "c": 0.0618,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252B

secondary

#4E817A

accent

#CCBB5C

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9EA

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252B

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

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