#4A0908#4A0908

#4A0908 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.096 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A0908
RGB	rgb(74, 9, 8)
HSL	hsl(1, 80%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(1, 89%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 89.2%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.65, 29.63, 17.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.65, 34.60, 31.09°)
OKLab	oklab(26.7% 0.0849 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(26.7% 0.096 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.9659, 1.6692, 0.3957)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A0908 #08494A

analogous

#4A0828 #4A0908 #4A2A08

triadic

#4A0908 #084A09 #09084A

tetradic

#4A0908 #284A08 #08494A #2A084A

square

#4A0908 #284A08 #08494A #2A084A

split-complementary

#4A0908 #084A2A #08284A

monochromatic

#1C0303 #1C0303 #4A0908 #81100E #B81614

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#4A0908 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#4A0908 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A0908

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A0908	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A0908	1.00	15.74	1.33	15.74
#FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2805

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52000A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a0908;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 9, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.096 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83504a',
    500: '#4a0908',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a0908;
$custom-light: #83504a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a0908",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.909,
    "s": 80.488,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26701,
    "c": 0.0955,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A0908

secondary

#268688

accent

#F4F731

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A0908

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

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