#4A0E1B#4A0E1B
#4A0E1B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.089 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A0E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 14, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 68%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 81%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 63.5%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.68, 28.87, 8.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(14.68, 29.98, 15.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(27.58% 0.0871 0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(27.58% 0.089 13) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1792, 1.8495, 1.2263) |
| Luminance | 0.0185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.10
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.47
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.00
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.04
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 7.00
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A0E1B #0E4A3D
analogous
#4A0E39 #4A0E1B #4A1F0E
triadic
#4A0E1B #1B4A0E #0E1B4A
tetradic
#4A0E1B #394A0E #0E4A3D #1F0E4A
square
#4A0E1B #394A0E #0E4A3D #1F0E4A
split-complementary
#4A0E1B #0E4A1F #0E394A
monochromatic
#1A0509 #1A0509 #4A0E1B #7D182E #B12141
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.33
#4A0E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.37
#4A0E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A0E1B
15.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A0E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A0E1B | 1.00 | 15.33 | 1.37 | 15.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E1D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D2919
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#520113
Achromatopsia (no color)
#252525
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a0e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 14, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.089 13.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#815257',
500: '#4a0e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a0e1b; $custom-light: #815257; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a0e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 14,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 17.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.27579,
"c": 0.08936,
"h": 13
},
"luminance": 0.01849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A0E1B
secondary
#2F8572
accent
#EBC53D
background
#F8F4F5
surface
#EFE7E9
border
#CAC3C5
text
#0B0203
muted
#7C7878