#4A0909#4A0909

#4A0909 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.095 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A0909
RGB	rgb(74, 9, 9)
HSL	hsl(0, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 87.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.66, 29.67, 17.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.66, 34.44, 30.50°)
OKLab	oklab(26.72% 0.0853 0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(26.72% 0.095 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.9714, 1.6714, 0.4246)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A0909 #094A4A

analogous

#4A092A #4A0909 #4A2A09

triadic

#4A0909 #094A09 #09094A

tetradic

#4A0909 #2A4A09 #094A4A #2A094A

square

#4A0909 #2A4A09 #094A4A #2A094A

split-complementary

#4A0909 #094A2A #092A4A

monochromatic

#1B0303 #1B0303 #4A0909 #811010 #B71616

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#4A0909 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#4A0909 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A0909

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A0909	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A0909	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)

#1E1A08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2806

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52000A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a0909;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 9, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.095 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83504a',
    500: '#4a0909',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a0909;
$custom-light: #83504a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a0909",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26715,
    "c": 0.09534,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A0909

secondary

#278787

accent

#F5F533

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A0909

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

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