#4E4438#4E4438

#4E4438 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.024 H 72.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4438
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(33, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(33, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 28.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.51, 2.06, 8.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.51, 9.08, 76.90°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% 0.0073 0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.024 72.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.9229, 6.0396, 4.5944)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4438 #38424E

analogous

#4E3938 #4E4438 #4D4E38

triadic

#4E4438 #384E44 #44384E

tetradic

#4E4438 #384E39 #38424E #4E384D

square

#4E4438 #384E39 #38424E #4E384D

split-complementary

#4E4438 #384D4E #39384E

monochromatic

#12100D #2A251E #4E4438 #726352 #95826B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51

#4E4438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E4438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4438

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4438	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.024 72.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80776e',
    500: '#4e4438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4438;
$custom-light: #80776e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.727,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39314,
    "c": 0.0238,
    "h": 72.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4438

secondary

#64707E

accent

#91B96F

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEB

border

#C9C8C6

text

#0A0807

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4438

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

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