Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#4C1F10

#4C1F10 is a warm orange HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 76, 31, 16, HSL 15, 65%, 18%, has luminance 0.0255, and belongs to the dark group.

orangewarmdark
#4C1F10 Sample readable text
HEX #4C1F10
RGB rgb(76, 31, 16)
HSL hsl(15 65% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 59, 79, 70)
Luminance 0.0255
Contrast Black 1.51:1White 13.91:1

CSS

--color-4c1f10: #4C1F10;
.background-4c1f10 { background-color: #4C1F10; }
.text-4c1f10 { color: #4C1F10; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0255
Black text1.51:1AA Fail
White text13.91:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#4C1F10","rgb":[76,31,16],"hsl":[15,65,18],"cmyk":[0,59,79,70],"luminance":0.0255,"contrast":{"black":1.51,"white":13.91}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Oxblood","hex":"#4A0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.29,"contrastWhite":16.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4C101F","hex":"#4C101F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":14.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#42241A","hex":"#42241A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#561A06","hex":"#561A06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","dark orange","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4c1f10.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#103D4C","analogous":["#4C101F","#4C3D10"],"triadic":["#104C1F","#1F104C"],"tetradic":["#1F4C10","#103D4C","#3D104C"],"splitComplementary":["#104C3D","#101F4C"],"monochromatic":["#973E20","#4C1F10","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#973E20","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#561A06","desaturated":"#42241A","pastel":"#A45237","neon":"#852100"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":34},{"slug":"oxblood","name":"Oxblood","hex":"#4A0000","distance":34.942810419312295},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":38.80721582386451}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #4C1F10

#4C1F10 is classified as a warm orange value with dark visual character. #4C1F10 is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 76, 31, and 16, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 65% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0255, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.51:1AA Fail
White text13.91:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4C1F10 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.51:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF13.91:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Oxblood#FFFFFF text · best 16.25:1#4A0000
#4C101F#FFFFFF text · best 14.98:1#4C101F
#42241A#FFFFFF text · best 14.02:1#42241A
#561A06#FFFFFF text · best 13.58:1#561A06

Generated Palette

#4C1F10#4C1F10
#103D4C#103D4C
#4C101F#4C101F
#4C3D10#4C3D10
#973E20#973E20
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#103D4C#103D4C
#4C101F#4C101F
#4C3D10#4C3D10
#104C1F#104C1F
#1F104C#1F104C

Variants

#973E20#973E20
Black#000000
#561A06#561A06
#42241A#42241A
#A45237#A45237
#852100#852100

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621
Merlot#541E2E
Pine Bark#4A3728
Oxblood#4A0000
Peat#3B2F2F

Related HEX Guides

Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Merlot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #541E2E.Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#4C1F10 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.