#4B0808#4B0808

#4B0808 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.097 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B0808
RGB	rgb(75, 8, 8)
HSL	hsl(0, 81%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 89%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 89.3%, 89.3%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.75, 30.34, 18.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.75, 35.30, 30.76°)
OKLab	oklab(26.82% 0.087 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(26.82% 0.097 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.0327, 1.6875, 0.3957)
Luminance	0.0169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B0808 #084B4B

analogous

#4B082A #4B0808 #4B2A08

triadic

#4B0808 #084B08 #08084B

tetradic

#4B0808 #2A4B08 #084B4B #2A084B

square

#4B0808 #2A4B08 #084B4B #2A084B

split-complementary

#4B0808 #084B2A #082A4B

monochromatic

#1C0303 #1C0303 #4B0808 #820E0E #BA1414

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.70

#4B0808 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#4B0808 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B0808

15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B0808	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B0808	1.00	15.70	1.34	15.70
#FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2805

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#540009

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b0808;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 8, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.097 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#844f4a',
    500: '#4b0808',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b0808;
$custom-light: #844f4a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b0808",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 80.723,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26823,
    "c": 0.09749,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B0808

secondary

#268989

accent

#F7F731

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B0808

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

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