What color is #4A0000?

#4A0000 is a very dark, vivid red known as Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oxblood?

The RGB value is 74, 0, 0: 74 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oxblood?

The complementary color is #004A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A0000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oxblood color: hex code #4A0000

#4A0000 rgb(74, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Oxblood has the hex code #4A0000. It is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 0% green and 0% blue (74, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

Oxblood (#4A0000) color codes

HEX	`#4A0000`
RGB	`rgb(74, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.33, 32.77, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.33, 38.06, 30.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.824, 1.456, 0.132)`
Decimal	`4849664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oxblood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4A0000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A0000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4A0000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a0000; }
.text { color: #4a0000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a0000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a0000, #4a2500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4A0000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4A0000?: #4A0000 is a very dark, vivid red known as Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oxblood?: The RGB value is 74, 0, 0: 74 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oxblood?: The complementary color is #004A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A0000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.