#4E4238#4E4238

#4E4238 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.023 H 61.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4238
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(27, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(27, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 28.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 3.33, 8.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 8.66, 67.40°)
OKLab	oklab(38.84% 0.011 0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(38.84% 0.023 61.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.8040, 5.8019, 4.5548)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4238 #38444E

analogous

#4E3839 #4E4238 #4E4D38

triadic

#4E4238 #384E42 #42384E

tetradic

#4E4238 #394E38 #38444E #4D384E

square

#4E4238 #394E38 #38444E #4D384E

split-complementary

#4E4238 #384E4D #38394E

monochromatic

#120F0D #2A241E #4E4238 #726052 #957E6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4238

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4238	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494538

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52403F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.023 61.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80766e',
    500: '#4e4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4238;
$custom-light: #80766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.273,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38839,
    "c": 0.02332,
    "h": 61.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4238

secondary

#64727E

accent

#97B96F

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEB

border

#C9C8C6

text

#0A0807

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4238

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

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