#4E2A2C#4E2A2C
#4E2A2C is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.054 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 42, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 30%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 46%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 43.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.79, 16.97, 6.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.79, 18.00, 19.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.23% 0.0514 0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.23% 0.054 16.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4247, 3.4579, 2.8168) |
| Luminance | 0.0346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 6.55
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.46
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 8.81
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 10.74
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 10.92
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 10.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2A2C #2A4E4C
analogous
#4E2A3E #4E2A2C #4E3A2A
triadic
#4E2A2C #2C4E2A #2A2C4E
tetradic
#4E2A2C #3E4E2A #2A4E4C #3A2A4E
square
#4E2A2C #3E4E2A #2A4E4C #3A2A4E
split-complementary
#4E2A2C #2A4E3A #2A3E4E
monochromatic
#140B0B #261516 #4E2A2C #763F42 #9E5559
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.42
#4E2A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.69
#4E2A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2A2C
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2A2C | 1.00 | 12.42 | 1.69 | 12.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#31302C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A372B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54262B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.054 16.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816465',
500: '#4e2a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2a2c; $custom-light: #816465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 42,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.667,
"s": 30,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3323,
"c": 0.05365,
"h": 16.8
},
"luminance": 0.03457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2A2C
secondary
#54807E
accent
#C6C162
background
#F8F6F6
surface
#EFEBEB
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0505
muted
#7C7A7A