#4E2D28#4E2D28
#4E2D28 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.050 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2D28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 45, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 32%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 49%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 48.7%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.48, 14.53, 9.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.48, 17.46, 33.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.72% 0.0436 0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.72% 0.05 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4635, 3.6501, 2.4765) |
| Luminance | 0.0365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 7.92
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.86
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 9.27
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.39
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.61
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2D28 #28494E
analogous
#4E2836 #4E2D28 #4E4028
triadic
#4E2D28 #284E2D #2D284E
tetradic
#4E2D28 #364E28 #28494E #40284E
square
#4E2D28 #364E28 #28494E #40284E
split-complementary
#4E2D28 #284E40 #28364E
monochromatic
#140C0A #261613 #4E2D28 #76443D #9F5C51
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.14
#4E2D28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.73
#4E2D28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2D28
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2D28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2D28 | 1.00 | 12.14 | 1.73 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#343228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C3828
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55282C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2d28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.050 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816661',
500: '#4e2d28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2d28; $custom-light: #816661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2d28",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 45,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.895,
"s": 32.203,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33723,
"c": 0.04999,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.0365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2D28
secondary
#517A81
accent
#BBC85F
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A79