#4E252E#4E252E

#4E252E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.062 H 7.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252E
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(347, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(347, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 41%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.60, 20.37, 2.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.60, 20.58, 8.20°)
OKLab	oklab(32.34% 0.0618 0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(32.34% 0.062 7.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.2968, 3.1405, 2.9641)
Luminance	0.0314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252E #254E45

analogous

#4E2543 #4E252E #4E3025

triadic

#4E252E #2E4E25 #252E4E

tetradic

#4E252E #434E25 #254E45 #30254E

square

#4E252E #434E25 #254E45 #30254E

split-complementary

#4E252E #254E30 #25434E

monochromatic

#150A0C #241116 #4E252E #783946 #A14C5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.90

#4E252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252E

12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252E	1.00	12.90	1.63	12.90
#FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37352D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542128

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.062 7.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816166',
    500: '#4e252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252e;
$custom-light: #816166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.829,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32342,
    "c": 0.06233,
    "h": 7.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252E

secondary

#4E8176

accent

#CCB35C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0506

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252E

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

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