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#4e0809 color: Erythrophobia

#4e0809 is rgb(78, 8, 9) in RGB and oklch(27.488% 0.10063 26.406) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

27.5%
0.101
26°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • red-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.36:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e0809

#4e0809 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 27.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.41:1 contrast and black text 1.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Erythrophobia (#4a0505). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #4e0809 mixed with white

  1. 4e0809
  2. 61231f
  3. 733a35
  4. 85514c
  5. 966863
  6. a8807b
  7. ba9894
  8. cbb1ae
  9. dccbc8
  10. eee5e3

Darker: #4e0809 mixed with black

  1. 4e0809
  2. 430607
  3. 380405
  4. 2d0303
  5. 230202
  6. 190101
  7. 0f0101
  8. 070000
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e0809 with less saturation

  1. 4e0809
  2. 4b0e0d
  3. 471311
  4. 441714
  5. 411a17
  6. 3d1d1a
  7. 39201d
  8. 352220
  9. 312422
  10. 2c2625

Questions about #4e0809

What color is #4e0809?

#4e0809 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Erythrophobia. In RGB it is rgb(78, 8, 9), in HSL hsl(359.14, 81.4%, 16.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.488% 0.10063 26.406).

What colors go well with #4e0809?

The complementary color of #4e0809 is #003038. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a0829 and #461700. The triadic partners are #003301 and #112258.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e0809?

White text reads better on #4e0809: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and black gives 1.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e0809 a warm or cool color?

#4e0809 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 27.5% and its chroma 0.101.