#4B2020

Accessibility

AAA

13.76:1

Vs white / black

13.76:1 · 1.53:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4b2020

RGB

rgb(75, 32, 32)

RGBA

rgba(75, 32, 32, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 40%, 21%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 40%, 21%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 57%, 29%)

LAB

lab(18.51% 20.38 9.71)

LCH

lch(18.51% 22.57 25.48)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3053 0.0609 0.0242)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3053 0.0655 21.67)

XYZ

xyz(3.68, 2.63, 1.68)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57%, 57%, 71%)

CSS

color: #4b2020;

CSS variable

--color-4b2020: #4b2020;

SCSS

$color-4b2020: #4b2020;

JavaScript

const color = "#4b2020";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4b2020";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4b2020" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4b2020", "rgb": { "r": 75, "g": 32, "b": 32 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3053 0.0655 21.67)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4b2020-1: #4b2020;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-950

Very different · ΔE 5.84 · #450A0A

Nearest CSS named color

Maroon

Very different · ΔE 15.36 · #800000

Nearest Material color

brown-900

Very different · ΔE 7.19 · #3E2723

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 21.61 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffebe9 100ffdddb 200f4c8c5 300e1b0ad 400c7928f 500aa7775 6008f6361 700734e4d 800593a39 900402827 950281414

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0ecec e1dada d2c7c7 c3b5b5 b4a2a2 a59090 967d7d 876a6a 785858 694545 5a3333 4b2020 451d1d 3f1b1b 381818 321515 2c1313 261010 1f0d0d 190b0b 130808 0c0505 060303

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0ecec e1dada d2c7c7 c3b5b5 b4a2a2 a59090 967d7d 876a6a 785858 694545 5a3333

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

451d1d 3f1b1b 381818 321515 2c1313 261010 1f0d0d 190b0b 130808 0c0505 060303

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4f2828 543030 583838 5d4040 614848 665050 6a5858 6e6060 736868 777070 7c7878

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4B2020Stop 1 #204B4BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4B2036Stop 1 #4B2020Stop 2 #4B3620Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4B2020Stop 1 #204B20Stop 2 #20204BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4B2020Stop 1 #204B36Stop 2 #20364BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#471F1FStop 1 #7D3636Stop 2 #B34D4DStop 3 #C98282Stop 4 #E0B8B8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4b2020 works

#4B2020 (#4b2020) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 40% saturation, and 21% lightness. Contrast is 13.76:1 on white and 1.53:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-950 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #4b2020 is 1.53:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind red 950#450A0A Tailwind orange 950#431407 Web Safe #663333#663333 Tailwind rose 950#4C0519 Material Brown 900#3E2723 Material Brown 800#4E342E Web Safe #330000#330000 Tailwind amber 950#451A03 Tailwind pink 950#500724 Spectrum #713228#713228 Spectrum #6D3A2C#6D3A2C Material Brown 700#5D4037