#4E261E#4E261E

#4E261E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.062 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E261E
RGB	rgb(78, 38, 30)
HSL	hsl(10, 44%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(10, 62%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 61.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.44, 17.85, 13.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.44, 22.51, 37.54°)
OKLab	oklab(32.09% 0.0525 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(32.09% 0.062 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.0696, 3.1001, 1.6121)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E261E #1E464E

analogous

#4E1E2E #4E261E #4E3E1E

triadic

#4E261E #1E4E26 #261E4E

tetradic

#4E261E #2E4E1E #1E464E #3E1E4E

square

#4E261E #2E4E1E #1E464E #3E1E4E

split-complementary

#4E261E #1E4E3E #1E2E4E

monochromatic

#160B09 #22100D #4E261E #7A3C2F #A65140

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.96

#4E261E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#4E261E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E261E

12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E261E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E261E	1.00	12.96	1.62	12.96
#FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302C1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A351D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#551F24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e261e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 38, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.062 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836159',
    500: '#4e261e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e261e;
$custom-light: #836159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e261e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3209,
    "c": 0.06217,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E261E

secondary

#457983

accent

#BFD454

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E261E

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