Color

#4C0A10

Dark warm red. Nearest reference color: Oxblood.

RGB

0–255

CMYK

0–100%

86.84%

78.95%

70.2%

RGB describes how #4C0A10 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 76, green 10 and blue 16.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 86.84%, yellow 78.95% and black 70.2%.

HSL values

H 354.55° S 76.74% L 16.86%

In the HSL color model, #4C0A10 has a hue of 354.55°, 76.74% saturation and 16.86% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#4C0A10 is a dark, warm red with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #4C0A10 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #4C0A10

RGB rgb(76, 10, 16)

HSL hsl(354.55 76.74% 16.86%)

OKLCH oklch(0.273449 0.095881 22.0632)

CSS --color: #4C0A10;

Tints of #4C0A10

Tints are lighter variations of #4C0A10. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE8E7 #EF9F9C #B66C69 #803B3B #4C0A10

Shades of #4C0A10

Shades are darker variations of #4C0A10. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#4C0A10 #400007 #310004 #220002 #140001

Tones of #4C0A10

Tones reduce the chroma of #4C0A10, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#4C0A10 #451416 #3E1B1B #37201F #2E2524

Tonal range of #4C0A10

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #4C0A10 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE8E7 #EF9F9C #B66C69 #803B3B #4C0A10 #400007 #310004 #220002 #140001

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE8E7;
    --color-200: #EF9F9C;
    --color-300: #B66C69;
    --color-400: #803B3B;
    --color-500: #4C0A10;
    --color-600: #400007;
    --color-700: #310004;
    --color-800: #220002;
    --color-900: #140001;
}

Colors that go with #4C0A10

Color harmonies for #4C0A10 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#4C0A10 #002E31

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#470B2C #4C0A10 #411B00

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#4C0A10 #023100 #0A2355

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#4C0A10 #002F24 #002C3E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#4C0A10 #282A00 #002E31 #2A1A51

CSS gradients with #4C0A10

These gradients show how #4C0A10 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#4C0A10 #7A4644 #A7807E #D3BEBD #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C0A10, #7A4644, #A7807E, #D3BEBD, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#4C0A10 #310407 #180102 #040000 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C0A10, #310407, #180102, #040000, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#4C0A10 #3B2000 #282A00 #06301B #002E31

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C0A10, #3B2000, #282A00, #06301B, #002E31);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #4C0A10. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

15.46:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.36:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0179 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #4C0A10 as the background.

background-color: #4C0A10;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #4C0A10 in design

See how #4C0A10 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#4C0A10 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #4C0A10 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#EF9F9C

#4C0A10

#220002

Colors similar to #4C0A10

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #4C0A10, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#642224 #2F0004 #50000B #401919 #4B091A #4C0C03 #571624 #3E0400

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #4C0A10 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #1E1B10 Deuteranopia #2F290E Tritanopia #54000D

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #4C0A10 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 3.1829
Y: 1.7915
Z: 0.6683

CIELAB

L*: 14.3526
a*: 30.333
b*: 15.1867

OKLab

L: 0.273449
a: 0.08886
b: 0.036016

OKLCH

L: 0.273449
C: 0.095881
H: 22.0632°