#4E4542#4E4542

#4E4542 is a dark, near-neutral orange. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.013 H 39.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4542
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(15, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(15, 15%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 15.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.08, 3.22, 3.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.08, 4.54, 44.85°)
OKLab	oklab(39.85% 0.0103 0.0084)
OKLCH	oklch(39.85% 0.013 39.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2533, 6.2694, 6.0339)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4542 #424B4E

analogous

#4E4245 #4E4542 #4E4B42

triadic

#4E4542 #424E45 #45424E

tetradic

#4E4542 #454E42 #424B4E #4B424E

square

#4E4542 #454E42 #424B4E #4B424E

split-complementary

#4E4542 #424E4B #42454E

monochromatic

#110F0E #2D2826 #4E4542 #6F625E #8F807B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#4E4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#4E4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4542

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4542	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.013 39.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7876',
    500: '#4e4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4542;
$custom-light: #7f7876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39848,
    "c": 0.0133,
    "h": 39.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4542

secondary

#6F797D

accent

#A3B176

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4542

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

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