#4E281D#4E281D

#4E281D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.060 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E281D
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(13, 46%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(13, 63%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 62.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.93, 16.50, 15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.93, 22.31, 42.29°)
OKLab	oklab(32.46% 0.0481 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(32.46% 0.06 37)
XYZ	xyz(4.1228, 3.2264, 1.5678)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E281D #1D434E

analogous

#4E1D2A #4E281D #4E401D

triadic

#4E281D #1D4E28 #281D4E

tetradic

#4E281D #2A4E1D #1D434E #401D4E

square

#4E281D #2A4E1D #1D434E #401D4E

split-complementary

#4E281D #1D4E40 #1D2A4E

monochromatic

#160B08 #21110C #4E281D #7B3F2E #A7563E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.76

#4E281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#4E281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E281D

12.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E281D	1.00	12.76	1.65	12.76
#FFFFFF	12.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B351C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.060 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826259',
    500: '#4e281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e281d;
$custom-light: #826259;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.469,
    "s": 45.794,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32457,
    "c": 0.06026,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.03226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E281D

secondary

#447583

accent

#B8D552

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E281D

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

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