#4E372A#4E372A
#4E372A is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.039 H 50.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E372A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 30%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 46%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 46.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.32, 8.32, 12.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.32, 14.76, 55.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.93% 0.0251 0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.93% 0.039 50.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9262, 4.5196, 2.8029) |
| Luminance | 0.0452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.22
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.54
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.85
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.35
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.41
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E372A #2A414E
analogous
#4E2A2F #4E372A #4E492A
triadic
#4E372A #2A4E37 #372A4E
tetradic
#4E372A #2F4E2A #2A414E #492A4E
square
#4E372A #2F4E2A #2A414E #492A4E
split-complementary
#4E372A #2A4E49 #2A2F4E
monochromatic
#140E0B #261B15 #4E372A #76533F #9E6F55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.03
#4E372A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#4E372A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E372A
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E372A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E372A | 1.00 | 11.03 | 1.90 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543334
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e372a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.039 50.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d63',
500: '#4e372a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e372a; $custom-light: #816d63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e372a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.667,
"s": 30,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35932,
"c": 0.03946,
"h": 50.5
},
"luminance": 0.04519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E372A
secondary
#547080
accent
#A2C662
background
#F7F6F5
surface
#EEEBEA
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A79