#4E2B27#4E2B27
#4E2B27 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.053 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2B27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 43, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 33%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 50%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 50%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.92, 15.69, 9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.92, 18.39, 31.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.29% 0.047 0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.29% 0.053 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3722, 3.4943, 2.3633) |
| Luminance | 0.0349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 7.70
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 9.27
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.39
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 9.69
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.81
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2B27 #274A4E
analogous
#4E2736 #4E2B27 #4E3E27
triadic
#4E2B27 #274E2B #2B274E
tetradic
#4E2B27 #364E27 #274A4E #3E274E
square
#4E2B27 #364E27 #274A4E #3E274E
split-complementary
#4E2B27 #274E3E #27364E
monochromatic
#140B0A #251513 #4E2B27 #77413B #A05850
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.36
#4E2B27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.70
#4E2B27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2B27
12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2B27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2B27 | 1.00 | 12.36 | 1.70 | 12.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#333027
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B3726
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55262A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2b27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.053 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826561',
500: '#4e2b27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2b27; $custom-light: #826561; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2b27",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 43,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.154,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 22.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33289,
"c": 0.0529,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.03494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2B27
secondary
#507C81
accent
#BEC95E
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0505
muted
#7C7A79