#4E281C#4E281C

#4E281C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.061 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E281C
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(14, 47%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(14, 64%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 64.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.91, 16.41, 15.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.91, 22.68, 43.65°)
OKLab	oklab(32.44% 0.0477 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(32.44% 0.061 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.1106, 3.2216, 1.5037)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E281C #1C424E

analogous

#4E1C29 #4E281C #4E411C

triadic

#4E281C #1C4E28 #281C4E

tetradic

#4E281C #294E1C #1C424E #411C4E

square

#4E281C #294E1C #1C424E #411C4E

split-complementary

#4E281C #1C4E41 #1C294E

monochromatic

#170C08 #21110C #4E281C #7B3F2C #A8563C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#4E281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#4E281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E281C

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E281C	1.00	12.77	1.64	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B351B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.061 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836258',
    500: '#4e281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e281c;
$custom-light: #836258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.4,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32437,
    "c": 0.06071,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E281C

secondary

#427484

accent

#B7D751

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E281C

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

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