#4A0917#4A0917

#4A0917 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.094 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A0917
RGB	rgb(74, 9, 23)
HSL	hsl(347, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(347, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 68.9%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.91, 30.45, 9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.91, 32.04, 18.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.98% 0.0913 0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(26.98% 0.094 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.0767, 1.7135, 0.9792)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A0917 #094A3C

analogous

#4A0938 #4A0917 #4A1C09

triadic

#4A0917 #174A09 #09174A

tetradic

#4A0917 #384A09 #094A3C #1C094A

square

#4A0917 #384A09 #094A3C #1C094A

split-complementary

#4A0917 #094A1C #09384A

monochromatic

#1B0308 #1B0308 #4A0917 #811028 #B71639

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.64

#4A0917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#4A0917 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A0917

15.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A0917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A0917	1.00	15.64	1.34	15.64
#FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C1B17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2815

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52000F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a0917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 9, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.094 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825053',
    500: '#4a0917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a0917;
$custom-light: #825053;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a0917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.077,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26977,
    "c": 0.09446,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A0917

secondary

#278773

accent

#F5CB33

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0202

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A0917

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

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