#4E372E#4E372E
#4E372E is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.037 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E372E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 26%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 41%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 41%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.41, 8.87, 9.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.41, 13.13, 47.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.03% 0.027 0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.03% 0.037 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0014, 4.5496, 3.1990) |
| Luminance | 0.0455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 3.80
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 7.04
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.82
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.27
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.45
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 10.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E372E #2E454E
analogous
#4E2E35 #4E372E #4E472E
triadic
#4E372E #2E4E37 #372E4E
tetradic
#4E372E #354E2E #2E454E #472E4E
square
#4E372E #354E2E #2E454E #472E4E
split-complementary
#4E372E #2E4E47 #2E354E
monochromatic
#130E0B #281C17 #4E372E #745245 #9B6D5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.00
#4E372E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E372E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E372E
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E372E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E372E | 1.00 | 11.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D392D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#423E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543335
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e372e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.037 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#806d66',
500: '#4e372e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e372e; $custom-light: #806d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e372e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.875,
"s": 25.806,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36033,
"c": 0.03652,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.04549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E372E
secondary
#58747F
accent
#A8C266
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEEBEB
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0706
muted
#7C7A7A