#4E332B#4E332B
#4E332B is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.042 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E332B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 51, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 29%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 45%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 44.9%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.20, 11.05, 10.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.20, 14.91, 42.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.07% 0.0333 0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.07% 0.042 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7620, 4.1621, 2.8376) |
| Luminance | 0.0416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 5.68
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 8.95
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.45
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 9.46
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 9.89
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E332B #2B464E
analogous
#4E2B34 #4E332B #4E442B
triadic
#4E332B #2B4E33 #332B4E
tetradic
#4E332B #344E2B #2B464E #442B4E
square
#4E332B #344E2B #2B464E #442B4E
split-complementary
#4E332B #2B4E44 #2B344E
monochromatic
#140D0B #271915 #4E332B #754D41 #9D6756
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.46
#4E332B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.83
#4E332B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E332B
11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E332B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E332B | 1.00 | 11.46 | 1.83 | 11.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#39362A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#403C2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#542F31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e332b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 51, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.042 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816a64',
500: '#4e332b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e332b; $custom-light: #816a64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e332b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 51,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.714,
"s": 28.926,
"l": 23.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35072,
"c": 0.04185,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.04162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E332B
secondary
#557680
accent
#AFC563
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBEA
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A79