#4E2B2E#4E2B2E
#4E2B2E is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.052 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 43, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 29%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 45%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 41%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.11, 16.62, 5.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.11, 17.38, 17.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.49% 0.0504 0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.49% 0.052 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4991, 3.5451, 3.0316) |
| Luminance | 0.0355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 6.39
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.20
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 8.94
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 10.66
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 11.14
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 11.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2B2E #2B4E4B
analogous
#4E2B3F #4E2B2E #4E392B
triadic
#4E2B2E #2E4E2B #2B2E4E
tetradic
#4E2B2E #3F4E2B #2B4E4B #392B4E
square
#4E2B2E #3F4E2B #2B4E4B #392B4E
split-complementary
#4E2B2E #2B4E39 #2B3F4E
monochromatic
#140B0C #271517 #4E2B2E #754145 #9D565D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.29
#4E2B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.71
#4E2B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2B2E
12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2B2E | 1.00 | 12.29 | 1.71 | 12.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#32312E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A382D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54272C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.052 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816566',
500: '#4e2b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2b2e; $custom-light: #816566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 43,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.857,
"s": 28.926,
"l": 23.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33489,
"c": 0.05206,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.03545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2B2E
secondary
#55807C
accent
#C5BD63
background
#F8F6F6
surface
#EFEBEB
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0506
muted
#7C7A7A