#4E271D#4E271D

#4E271D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.061 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E271D
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 29)
HSL	hsl(12, 46%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(12, 63%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 62.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.67, 17.13, 14.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.67, 22.57, 40.61°)
OKLab	oklab(32.26% 0.0501 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(32.26% 0.061 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.0895, 3.1599, 1.5567)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E271D #1D444E

analogous

#4E1D2B #4E271D #4E3F1D

triadic

#4E271D #1D4E27 #271D4E

tetradic

#4E271D #2B4E1D #1D444E #3F1D4E

square

#4E271D #2B4E1D #1D444E #3F1D4E

split-complementary

#4E271D #1D4E3F #1D2B4E

monochromatic

#160B08 #21110C #4E271D #7B3D2E #A7543E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.87

#4E271D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E271D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E271D

12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E271D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E271D	1.00	12.87	1.63	12.87
#FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#312D1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A351C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e271d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.061 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836259',
    500: '#4e271d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e271d;
$custom-light: #836259;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e271d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 45.794,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32261,
    "c": 0.06138,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E271D

secondary

#447683

accent

#BBD552

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E271D

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