#4E372B#4E372B
#4E372B is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.039 H 48.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E372B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 29%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 45%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 44.9%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.34, 8.45, 11.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.34, 14.32, 53.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.96% 0.0256 0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.96% 0.039 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9443, 4.5268, 2.8984) |
| Luminance | 0.0453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.54
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.61
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.80
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.58
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.59
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E372B #2B424E
analogous
#4E2B30 #4E372B #4E482B
triadic
#4E372B #2B4E37 #372B4E
tetradic
#4E372B #304E2B #2B424E #482B4E
square
#4E372B #304E2B #2B424E #482B4E
split-complementary
#4E372B #2B4E48 #2B304E
monochromatic
#140E0B #271B15 #4E372B #755341 #9D6F56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.02
#4E372B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E372B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E372B
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E372B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E372B | 1.00 | 11.02 | 1.91 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D392A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543334
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e372b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.039 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d64',
500: '#4e372b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e372b; $custom-light: #816d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e372b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.571,
"s": 28.926,
"l": 23.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35956,
"c": 0.03866,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.04526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E372B
secondary
#557180
accent
#A3C563
background
#F7F6F5
surface
#EEEBEA
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A79