#4E252F#4E252F

#4E252F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.063 H 5.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E252F
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(345, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(345, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 39.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.63, 20.51, 2.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.63, 20.64, 6.36°)
OKLab	oklab(32.38% 0.0623 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(32.38% 0.063 5.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.3168, 3.1485, 3.0691)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E252F #254E44

analogous

#4E2543 #4E252F #4E3025

triadic

#4E252F #2F4E25 #252F4E

tetradic

#4E252F #434E25 #254E44 #30254E

square

#4E252F #434E25 #254E44 #30254E

split-complementary

#4E252F #254E30 #25434E

monochromatic

#150A0D #241116 #4E252F #783948 #A14C61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.89

#4E252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E252F

12.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E252F	1.00	12.89	1.63	12.89
#FFFFFF	12.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36352E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542129

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.063 5.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816167',
    500: '#4e252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e252f;
$custom-light: #816167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.366,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32375,
    "c": 0.06258,
    "h": 5.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E252F

secondary

#4E8175

accent

#CCB05C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0506

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E252F

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

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