#4E342C#4E342C
#4E342C is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.040 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E342C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 52, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 28%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 44%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 43.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.51, 10.54, 9.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.51, 14.37, 42.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.32% 0.0319 0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.32% 0.04 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8247, 4.2579, 2.9501) |
| Luminance | 0.0426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 5.31
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 8.53
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 9.64
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.70
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 10.06
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E342C #2C464E
analogous
#4E2C35 #4E342C #4E452C
triadic
#4E342C #2C4E34 #342C4E
tetradic
#4E342C #354E2C #2C464E #452C4E
square
#4E342C #354E2C #2C464E #452C4E
split-complementary
#4E342C #2C4E45 #2C354E
monochromatic
#140D0B #271A16 #4E342C #754E42 #9C6858
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.34
#4E342C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.85
#4E342C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E342C
11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E342C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E342C | 1.00 | 11.34 | 1.85 | 11.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A372B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#403C2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e342c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 52, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.040 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816b65',
500: '#4e342c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e342c; $custom-light: #816b65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e342c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 52,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.118,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 23.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35316,
"c": 0.04035,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.04258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E342C
secondary
#567680
accent
#ADC464
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEEBEB
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0605
muted
#7C7A7A