#4E2A24#4E2A24
#4E2A24 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.055 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2A24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 42, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 37%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 54%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 53.8%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.59, 15.97, 11.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.59, 19.49, 35.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.01% 0.0476 0.0279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.01% 0.055 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2886, 3.4034, 2.0998) |
| Luminance | 0.0340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.23
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 8.41
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.85
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.56
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 10.06
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2A24 #24484E
analogous
#4E2433 #4E2A24 #4E3F24
triadic
#4E2A24 #244E2A #2A244E
tetradic
#4E2A24 #334E24 #24484E #3F244E
square
#4E2A24 #334E24 #24484E #3F244E
split-complementary
#4E2A24 #244E3F #24334E
monochromatic
#150B0A #241311 #4E2A24 #784137 #A2574B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.50
#4E2A24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.68
#4E2A24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2A24
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2A24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2A24 | 1.00 | 12.50 | 1.68 | 12.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#322F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B3723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552529
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2a24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.055 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82645e',
500: '#4e2a24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2a24; $custom-light: #82645e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2a24",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 42,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.571,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 22.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33012,
"c": 0.05511,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.03403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2A24
secondary
#4C7A81
accent
#BDCD5B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0504
muted
#7C7A79