#4E252C#4E252C

#4E252C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.062 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252C
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(350, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(350, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 43.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.54, 20.09, 4.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.54, 20.53, 11.91°)
OKLab	oklab(32.28% 0.0609 0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(32.28% 0.062 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.2583, 3.1251, 2.7613)
Luminance	0.0313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252C #254E47

analogous

#4E2540 #4E252C #4E3225

triadic

#4E252C #2C4E25 #252C4E

tetradic

#4E252C #404E25 #254E47 #32254E

square

#4E252C #404E25 #254E47 #32254E

split-complementary

#4E252C #254E32 #25404E

monochromatic

#150A0C #241115 #4E252C #783943 #A14C5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.92

#4E252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252C

12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252C	1.00	12.92	1.63	12.92
#FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37352B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542128

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.062 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826165',
    500: '#4e252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252c;
$custom-light: #826165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.756,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32277,
    "c": 0.06194,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252C

secondary

#4E8178

accent

#CCB95C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252C

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

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