#4E2C2E#4E2C2E
#4E2C2E is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.050 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 28%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 44%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 41%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.37, 15.98, 5.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.37, 16.88, 18.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.69% 0.0484 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.69% 0.05 16.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5359, 3.6187, 3.0438) |
| Luminance | 0.0362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 6.41
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.14
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 9.12
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 10.77
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 11.49
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 11.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2C2E #2C4E4C
analogous
#4E2C3F #4E2C2E #4E3B2C
triadic
#4E2C2E #2E4E2C #2C2E4E
tetradic
#4E2C2E #3F4E2C #2C4E4C #3B2C4E
square
#4E2C2E #3F4E2C #2C4E4C #3B2C4E
split-complementary
#4E2C2E #2C4E3B #2C3F4E
monochromatic
#140B0C #271617 #4E2C2E #754245 #9C585C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.18
#4E2C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.72
#4E2C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2C2E
12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2C2E | 1.00 | 12.18 | 1.72 | 12.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#33312E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B382D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54282D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.050 16.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816566',
500: '#4e2c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2c2e; $custom-light: #816566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.471,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 23.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33689,
"c": 0.05044,
"h": 16.3
},
"luminance": 0.03618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2C2E
secondary
#56807D
accent
#C4BF64
background
#F8F6F6
surface
#EFEBEB
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0506
muted
#7C7A7A