#4E261A#4E261A
#4E261A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.064 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E261A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 38, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 66.7%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.36, 17.49, 16.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.36, 23.90, 42.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.01% 0.0506 0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.01% 0.064 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0218, 3.0809, 1.3600) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 5.28
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 6.27
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.10
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 9.25
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 9.28
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E261A #1A424E
analogous
#4E1A28 #4E261A #4E401A
triadic
#4E261A #1A4E26 #261A4E
tetradic
#4E261A #284E1A #1A424E #401A4E
square
#4E261A #284E1A #1A424E #401A4E
split-complementary
#4E261A #1A4E40 #1A284E
monochromatic
#170B08 #20100B #4E261A #7C3C29 #AA5339
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#4E261A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#4E261A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E261A
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E261A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E261A | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#302C19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A3419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#561F23
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e261a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 38, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.064 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836156',
500: '#4e261a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e261a; $custom-light: #836156; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e261a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 38,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.846,
"s": 50,
"l": 20.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32008,
"c": 0.06379,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.03081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E261A
secondary
#407484
accent
#B9DA4E
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#EFE9E9
border
#CAC5C5
text
#0B0503
muted
#7C7978