#4E252D#4E252D

#4E252D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.062 H 8.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252D
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(348, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(348, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 42.3%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.57, 20.23, 3.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.57, 20.54, 10.05°)
OKLab	oklab(32.31% 0.0614 0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(32.31% 0.062 8.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.2773, 3.1327, 2.8615)
Luminance	0.0313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252D #254E46

analogous

#4E2541 #4E252D #4E3225

triadic

#4E252D #2D4E25 #252D4E

tetradic

#4E252D #414E25 #254E46 #32254E

square

#4E252D #414E25 #254E46 #32254E

split-complementary

#4E252D #254E32 #25414E

monochromatic

#150A0C #241115 #4E252D #783945 #A14C5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.91

#4E252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252D

12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252D	1.00	12.91	1.63	12.91
#FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37352C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542128

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.062 8.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826165',
    500: '#4e252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252d;
$custom-light: #826165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.293,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32309,
    "c": 0.06211,
    "h": 8.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252D

secondary

#4E8177

accent

#CCB65C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252D

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

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