#4E4437#4E4437

#4E4437 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.025 H 74.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4437
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 55)
HSL	hsl(34, 17%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(34, 29%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 29.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.49, 1.89, 9.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.49, 9.64, 78.69°)
OKLab	oklab(39.29% 0.0068 0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(39.29% 0.025 74.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.8986, 6.0300, 4.4669)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4437 #37414E

analogous

#4E3837 #4E4437 #4C4E37

triadic

#4E4437 #374E44 #44374E

tetradic

#4E4437 #374E38 #37414E #4E374C

square

#4E4437 #374E38 #37414E #4E374C

split-complementary

#4E4437 #374C4E #38374E

monochromatic

#12100D #2A251E #4E4437 #726350 #96836A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#4E4437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E4437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4437

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4437	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)

#484436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.025 74.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80776d',
    500: '#4e4437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4437;
$custom-light: #80776d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.913,
    "s": 17.293,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39287,
    "c": 0.02508,
    "h": 74.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4437

secondary

#636F7E

accent

#8FBA6E

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEB

border

#C9C8C6

text

#0A0807

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4437

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

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