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#4e1215 color: Maroon Oak

#4e1215 is rgb(78, 18, 21) in RGB and oklch(28.709% 0.08948 22.168) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

28.7%
0.089
22°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • rose-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1215

#4e1215 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 28.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.78:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Maroon Oak (#520c17). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is rose-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #4e1215 mixed with white

  1. 4e1215
  2. 602929
  3. 723f3e
  4. 845553
  5. 956c6a
  6. a78381
  7. b99b99
  8. cab3b2
  9. dccccb
  10. ede5e5

Darker: #4e1215 mixed with black

  1. 4e1215
  2. 430e11
  3. 380a0c
  4. 2d0708
  5. 230405
  6. 190203
  7. 0f0102
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1215 with less saturation

  1. 4e1215
  2. 4b1617
  3. 48191a
  4. 451c1c
  5. 421f1e
  6. 3e2120
  7. 3b2322
  8. 372525
  9. 332727
  10. 2f2929

Questions about #4e1215

What color is #4e1215?

#4e1215 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Maroon Oak. In RGB it is rgb(78, 18, 21), in HSL hsl(357, 62.5%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.709% 0.08948 22.168).

What colors go well with #4e1215?

The complementary color of #4e1215 is #003439. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49122f and #4b1900. The triadic partners are #073505 and #102856.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1215?

White text reads better on #4e1215: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1215 a warm or cool color?

#4e1215 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 28.7% and its chroma 0.089.