#4E271E#4E271E

#4E271E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.061 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E271E
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 30)
HSL	hsl(11, 44%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(11, 62%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 61.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, 17.23, 14.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 22.22, 39.19°)
OKLab	oklab(32.28% 0.0505 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(32.28% 0.061 34)
XYZ	xyz(4.1020, 3.1649, 1.6229)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E271E #1E454E

analogous

#4E1E2D #4E271E #4E3F1E

triadic

#4E271E #1E4E27 #271E4E

tetradic

#4E271E #2D4E1E #1E454E #3F1E4E

square

#4E271E #2D4E1E #1E454E #3F1E4E

split-complementary

#4E271E #1E4E3F #1E2D4E

monochromatic

#160B09 #22110D #4E271E #7A3D2F #A65340

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#4E271E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E271E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E271E

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E271E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E271E	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#312D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A351D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e271e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.061 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826259',
    500: '#4e271e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e271e;
$custom-light: #826259;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e271e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32282,
    "c": 0.06098,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.03164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E271E

secondary

#457783

accent

#BCD454

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E271E

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