What color is #4E0200?

#4E0200 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E0200?

The RGB value is 78, 2, 0: 78 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E0200?

The complementary color is #004C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E0200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E0200 color

#4E0200 rgb(78, 2, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E0200 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.8% green and 0% blue (78, 2, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#4E0200 color codes

HEX	`#4E0200`
RGB	`rgb(78, 2, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 0.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, 33.2, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 39.43, 32.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.164, 1.664, 0.155)`
Decimal	`5112320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E0200, 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 #4E0200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E0200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #4E0200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e0200; }
.text { color: #4e0200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e0200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 2 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e0200, #4e2900); }

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Questions

What color is #4E0200?: #4E0200 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E0200?: The RGB value is 78, 2, 0: 78 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E0200?: The complementary color is #004C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E0200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.