#4A0915#4A0915
#4A0915 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.094 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A0915 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 9, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 78%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 88%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 71.6%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(13.86, 30.31, 11.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(13.86, 32.36, 20.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(26.93% 0.0904 0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(26.93% 0.094 16.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0574, 1.7058, 0.8776) |
| Luminance | 0.0170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 3.27
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 4.12
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 4.91
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 4.98
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.96
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A0915 #094A3E
analogous
#4A0936 #4A0915 #4A1E09
triadic
#4A0915 #154A09 #09154A
tetradic
#4A0915 #364A09 #094A3E #1E094A
square
#4A0915 #364A09 #094A3E #1E094A
split-complementary
#4A0915 #094A1E #09364A
monochromatic
#1B0308 #1B0308 #4A0915 #811024 #B71634
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.66
#4A0915 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.34
#4A0915 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A0915
15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A0915 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A0915 | 1.00 | 15.66 | 1.34 | 15.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C1B15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D2813
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52000E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#232323
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a0915; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 9, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.094 16.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825052',
500: '#4a0915',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a0915; $custom-light: #825052; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a0915",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 9,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.923,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 16.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.26929,
"c": 0.09439,
"h": 16.8
},
"luminance": 0.01705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A0915
secondary
#278776
accent
#F5D133
background
#F8F4F4
surface
#F0E7E7
border
#CBC3C3
text
#0B0202
muted
#7C7878