#4E2D2A#4E2D2A
#4E2D2A is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.049 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 45, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 30%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 46%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 46.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.53, 14.79, 8.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.53, 17.01, 29.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.78% 0.0446 0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.78% 0.049 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4984, 3.6640, 2.6603) |
| Luminance | 0.0366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 7.32
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.86
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.52
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 9.80
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.11
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2D2A #2A4B4E
analogous
#4E2A39 #4E2D2A #4E3F2A
triadic
#4E2D2A #2A4E2D #2D2A4E
tetradic
#4E2D2A #394E2A #2A4B4E #3F2A4E
square
#4E2D2A #394E2A #2A4B4E #3F2A4E
split-complementary
#4E2D2A #2A4E3F #2A394E
monochromatic
#140B0B #261615 #4E2D2A #76443F #9E5B55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.12
#4E2D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.73
#4E2D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2D2A
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2D2A | 1.00 | 12.12 | 1.73 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#34322A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C3829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54292C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.049 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816663',
500: '#4e2d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2d2a; $custom-light: #816663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 45,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 30,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33776,
"c": 0.04942,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.03664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2D2A
secondary
#547C80
accent
#BEC662
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBEA
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A79