#4E2C25#4E2C25
#4E2C25 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.052 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2C25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 36%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 53%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 52.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.14, 14.81, 11.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.14, 18.59, 37.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.44% 0.0441 0.028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.44% 0.052 32.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3768, 3.5550, 2.2056) |
| Luminance | 0.0355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.25
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.61
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.62
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 8.63
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 10.12
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2C25 #25474E
analogous
#4E2532 #4E2C25 #4E4025
triadic
#4E2C25 #254E2C #2C254E
tetradic
#4E2C25 #324E25 #25474E #40254E
square
#4E2C25 #324E25 #25474E #40254E
split-complementary
#4E2C25 #254E40 #25324E
monochromatic
#150C0A #241511 #4E2C25 #784339 #A15B4C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.27
#4E2C25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.71
#4E2C25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2C25
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2C25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2C25 | 1.00 | 12.27 | 1.71 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#343124
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C3825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55272A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2c25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.052 32.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82655f',
500: '#4e2c25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2c25; $custom-light: #82655f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2c25",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.244,
"s": 35.652,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33441,
"c": 0.05229,
"h": 32.4
},
"luminance": 0.03555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2C25
secondary
#4E7881
accent
#B9CC5C
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0504
muted
#7C7A79