#4F281C#4F281C

#4F281C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.062 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F281C
RGB	rgb(79, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(14, 48%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(14, 65%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 64.6%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.07, 16.88, 15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.07, 23.18, 43.27°)
OKLab	oklab(32.59% 0.049 0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(32.59% 0.062 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.1932, 3.2641, 1.5076)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4F281C #1C434F

analogous

#4F1C29 #4F281C #4F411C

triadic

#4F281C #1C4F28 #281C4F

tetradic

#4F281C #294F1C #1C434F #411C4F

square

#4F281C #294F1C #1C434F #411C4F

split-complementary

#4F281C #1C4F41 #1C294F

monochromatic

#170B08 #22110C #4F281C #7C3F2C #A9563C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.71

#4F281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#4F281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4F281C

12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4F281C	1.00	12.71	1.65	12.71
#FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B361B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.062 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836258',
    500: '#4f281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f281c;
$custom-light: #836258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32594,
    "c": 0.06208,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F281C

secondary

#427585

accent

#B8D751

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F281C

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

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