#4E4342#4E4342

#4E4342 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.015 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4342
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(5, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(5, 15%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 15.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.48, 4.50, 2.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.48, 5.07, 27.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.38% 0.0139 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(39.38% 0.015 24)
XYZ	xyz(6.1324, 6.0275, 5.9936)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4342 #424D4E

analogous

#4E4247 #4E4342 #4E4942

triadic

#4E4342 #424E43 #43424E

tetradic

#4E4342 #474E42 #424D4E #49424E

square

#4E4342 #474E42 #424D4E #49424E

split-complementary

#4E4342 #424E49 #42474E

monochromatic

#110E0E #2D2726 #4E4342 #6F5F5E #8F7D7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#4E4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4342

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4342	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.015 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7776',
    500: '#4e4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4342;
$custom-light: #7f7776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39379,
    "c": 0.01525,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.06027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4342

secondary

#6F7C7D

accent

#ACB176

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4342

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

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