#4E4037#4E4037

#4E4037 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.025 H 54.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4037
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 55)
HSL	hsl(23, 17%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(23, 29%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 29.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.28, 4.44, 7.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.28, 8.95, 60.24°)
OKLab	oklab(38.34% 0.0142 0.02)
OKLCH	oklch(38.34% 0.025 54.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.6649, 5.5625, 4.3890)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4037 #37454E

analogous

#4E3739 #4E4037 #4E4B37

triadic

#4E4037 #374E40 #40374E

tetradic

#4E4037 #394E37 #37454E #4B374E

square

#4E4037 #394E37 #37454E #4B374E

split-complementary

#4E4037 #374E4B #37394E

monochromatic

#120F0D #2A231E #4E4037 #725D50 #967B6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#4E4037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E4037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4037

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4037	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444136

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474437

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#523D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.025 54.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80746d',
    500: '#4e4037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4037;
$custom-light: #80746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.478,
    "s": 17.293,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38341,
    "c": 0.02454,
    "h": 54.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4037

secondary

#63737E

accent

#9CBA6E

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEB

border

#C9C8C6

text

#0A0807

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4037

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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