#4E2E27#4E2E27
#4E2E27 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.049 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 46, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 33%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 50%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 50%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.73, 13.77, 10.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.73, 17.43, 37.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.9% 0.0412 0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.9% 0.049 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4853, 3.7205, 2.4010) |
| Luminance | 0.0372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.89
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 8.62
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.73
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.88
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.91
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2E27 #27474E
analogous
#4E2733 #4E2E27 #4E4127
triadic
#4E2E27 #274E2E #2E274E
tetradic
#4E2E27 #334E27 #27474E #41274E
square
#4E2E27 #334E27 #27474E #41274E
split-complementary
#4E2E27 #274E41 #27334E
monochromatic
#140C0A #251613 #4E2E27 #77463B #A05E50
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.04
#4E2E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.74
#4E2E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2E27
12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2E27 | 1.00 | 12.04 | 1.74 | 12.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#353226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D3927
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55292C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.049 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816761',
500: '#4e2e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2e27; $custom-light: #816761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 46,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.769,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 22.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33904,
"c": 0.04913,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.0372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2E27
secondary
#507881
accent
#B6C95E
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A79