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#4b1609 color: Hull Red

#4b1609 is rgb(75, 22, 9) in RGB and oklch(28.471% 0.08359 34.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

28.5%
0.084
35°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4b1609

#4b1609 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 28.5% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.81:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hull Red (#4d140b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #4b1609 mixed with white

  1. 4b1609
  2. 5d2c20
  3. 6f4136
  4. 81574c
  5. 936d64
  6. a5847c
  7. b79c95
  8. c9b4ae
  9. dbccc9
  10. ede5e4

Darker: #4b1609 mixed with black

  1. 4b1609
  2. 401207
  3. 350d05
  4. 2b0903
  5. 210602
  6. 170301
  7. 0e0201
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4b1609 with less saturation

  1. 4b1609
  2. 48190e
  3. 451c12
  4. 421e15
  5. 3f2019
  6. 3c221c
  7. 39241f
  8. 352622
  9. 322724
  10. 2e2927

Questions about #4b1609

What color is #4b1609?

#4b1609 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Hull Red. In RGB it is rgb(75, 22, 9), in HSL hsl(11.82, 78.57%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.471% 0.08359 34.885).

What colors go well with #4b1609?

The complementary color of #4b1609 is #00323f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a1324 and #451e00. The triadic partners are #003516 and #1f2453.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b1609?

White text reads better on #4b1609: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b1609 a warm or cool color?

#4b1609 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 28.5% and its chroma 0.084.