#4E372C#4E372C
#4E372C is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.038 H 46.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E372C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 28%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 44%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 43.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.36, 8.59, 10.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.36, 13.91, 51.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.98% 0.026 0.0276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.98% 0.038 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9629, 4.5342, 2.9962) |
| Luminance | 0.0453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.92
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.72
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.78
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.78
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.85
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E372C #2C434E
analogous
#4E2C32 #4E372C #4E482C
triadic
#4E372C #2C4E37 #372C4E
tetradic
#4E372C #324E2C #2C434E #482C4E
square
#4E372C #324E2C #2C434E #482C4E
split-complementary
#4E372C #2C4E48 #2C324E
monochromatic
#140E0B #271B16 #4E372C #755342 #9C6E58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.01
#4E372C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E372C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E372C
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E372C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E372C | 1.00 | 11.01 | 1.91 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D392B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#423E2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543334
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e372c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.038 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d65',
500: '#4e372c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e372c; $custom-light: #816d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e372c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.412,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 23.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35981,
"c": 0.03791,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.04534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E372C
secondary
#567280
accent
#A5C464
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEEBEB
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A7A