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#4c170e color: Hull Red

#4c170e is rgb(76, 23, 14) in RGB and oklch(28.875% 0.08246 31.953) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

28.9%
0.082
32°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4c170e

#4c170e is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.62:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, 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: #4c170e mixed with white

  1. 4c170e
  2. 5e2d23
  3. 704239
  4. 82584f
  5. 936e66
  6. a5857e
  7. b79c96
  8. c9b4b0
  9. dbcdca
  10. ede6e4

Darker: #4c170e mixed with black

  1. 4c170e
  2. 41120b
  3. 360e07
  4. 2c0a05
  5. 220603
  6. 180402
  7. 0f0201
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4c170e with less saturation

  1. 4c170e
  2. 491a12
  3. 461d15
  4. 431f18
  5. 40211b
  6. 3d231e
  7. 3a2521
  8. 362723
  9. 332826
  10. 2f2a28

Questions about #4c170e

What color is #4c170e?

#4c170e is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Hull Red. In RGB it is rgb(76, 23, 14), in HSL hsl(8.71, 68.89%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.875% 0.08246 31.953).

What colors go well with #4c170e?

The complementary color of #4c170e is #00333f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a1528 and #471f00. The triadic partners are #003614 and #1d2653.

Is white or black text more readable on #4c170e?

White text reads better on #4c170e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4c170e a warm or cool color?

#4c170e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.082.