#4E2F27#4E2F27
#4E2F27 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.048 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 47, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 33%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 50%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 50%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.00, 13.12, 11.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.00, 17.15, 40.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.11% 0.0392 0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.11% 0.048 35.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5248, 3.7996, 2.4141) |
| Luminance | 0.0380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.21
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.63
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.66
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 9.03
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.07
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2F27 #27464E
analogous
#4E2732 #4E2F27 #4E4227
triadic
#4E2F27 #274E2F #2F274E
tetradic
#4E2F27 #324E27 #27464E #42274E
square
#4E2F27 #324E27 #27464E #42274E
split-complementary
#4E2F27 #274E42 #27324E
monochromatic
#140C0A #251613 #4E2F27 #77483B #A06050
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.93
#4E2F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.76
#4E2F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2F27
11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2F27 | 1.00 | 11.93 | 1.76 | 11.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#363326
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3927
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552A2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 47, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.048 35.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816761',
500: '#4e2f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2f27; $custom-light: #816761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 47,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.308,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 22.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34114,
"c": 0.048,
"h": 35.2
},
"luminance": 0.03799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2F27
secondary
#507781
accent
#B3C95E
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A79