#4C2E2A

Accessibility

AAA

12.13:1

Vs white / black

12.13:1 · 1.73:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4c2e2a

RGB

rgb(76, 46, 42)

RGBA

rgba(76, 46, 42, 1)

HSL

hsl(7, 29%, 23%)

HSLA

hsla(7, 29%, 23%, 1)

HSV

hsv(7, 45%, 30%)

LAB

lab(22.51% 13.22 8.32)

LCH

lch(22.51% 15.62 32.18)

OKLAB

oklab(0.337 0.0399 0.0212)

OKLCH

oklch(0.337 0.0452 27.98)

XYZ

xyz(4.38, 3.66, 2.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39%, 45%, 70%)

CSS

color: #4c2e2a;

CSS variable

--color-4c2e2a: #4c2e2a;

SCSS

$color-4c2e2a: #4c2e2a;

JavaScript

const color = "#4c2e2a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4c2e2a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4c2e2a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4c2e2a", "rgb": { "r": 76, "g": 46, "b": 42 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.337 0.0452 27.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4c2e2a-1: #4c2e2a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

orange-950

Very different · ΔE 9.18 · #431407

Nearest CSS named color

Maroon

Very different · ΔE 17.07 · #800000

Nearest Material color

brown-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.56 · #4E342E

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 18.36 · #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.

50ffefeb 100fbe1dd 200ebccc8 300d7b5b0 400bc9792 500a07c77 600866863 7006c524e 800533e3b 9003b2a28 950241715

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0eeed e1dcdc d2cbca c3b9b8 b4a8a6 a69795 978583 887471 79625f 6a514e 5b3f3c 4c2e2a 462a27 3f2623 392320 331f1c 2c1b18 261715 201312 190f0e 130c0b 0d0807 060404

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0eeed e1dcdc d2cbca c3b9b8 b4a8a6 a69795 978583 887471 79625f 6a514e 5b3f3c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

462a27 3f2623 392320 331f1c 2c1b18 261715 201312 190f0e 130c0b 0d0807 060404

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

503531 553c38 594340 5d4947 62504e 665755 6a5e5c 6f6563 736c6b 777272 7c7979

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4C2E2AStop 1 #2A484CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4C2A37Stop 1 #4C2E2AStop 2 #4C3F2AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4C2E2AStop 1 #2A4C2EStop 2 #2E2A4CStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4C2E2AStop 1 #2A4C3FStop 2 #2A374CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#422824Stop 1 #73453FStop 2 #A4635BStop 3 #C0928CStop 4 #DBC1BDStop 5

Using this color

Where #4c2e2a works

#4C2E2A (#4c2e2a) sits in the red family at about 7° hue, 29% saturation, and 23% lightness. Contrast is 12.13:1 on white and 1.73:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: orange-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, #4c2e2a is 1.73:1. 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

Material Brown 800#4E342E Material Brown 900#3E2723 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Web Safe #663333#663333 Spectrum #6D3A2C#6D3A2C Tailwind orange 950#431407 Spectrum #694130#694130 Tailwind amber 950#451A03 Tailwind yellow 950#422006 Spectrum #713228#713228 Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Tailwind red 950#450A0A