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#4E0000

#4e0000 ≈ Rosewood

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e0000 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 15.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosewood (#65000b), ΔE 4.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0162

Complementary

  1. #4e0000
  2. #004e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e0000
  2. #004e27
  3. #00274e

Analogous

  1. #4e0027
  2. #4e0000
  3. #4e2700

Triadic

  1. #4e0000
  2. #004e00
  3. #00004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0000
  2. #4e4e00
  3. #004e4e
  4. #00004e

Square

  1. #4e0000
  2. #274e00
  3. #004e4e
  4. #27004e

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #140000
  3. #4e0000
  4. #9a0000
  5. #e70000

Shades

#4e0000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0000
  2. #460000
  3. #3e0000
  4. #370000
  5. #2f0000
  6. #270000
  7. #1f0000
  8. #170000
  9. #100000
  10. #080000
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0000
  2. #601a1a
  3. #713333
  4. #834d4d
  5. #956666
  6. #a78080
  7. #b89999
  8. #cab3b3
  9. #dccccc
  10. #ede6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0000
  2. #530d0d
  3. #581a1a
  4. #5d2626
  5. #623333
  6. #674040
  7. #6c4d4d
  8. #715a5a
  9. #766666
  10. #7b7373
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #381919 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f2800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #570001 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #361000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d1e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #540001 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0000 {
  color: #4e0000;
}
Background
.bg-4e0000 {
  background-color: #4e0000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0000 {
  border: 2px solid #4e0000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0000, #4e2700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 0 / 0.35);
}

#65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.73 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.18 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.48 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 10.67 #800000 Maroon ΔE 11.26 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.86 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 13.45 #b1ffff Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Rosewood
#4e0000  rgb(78, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 15%)  Rosewood
#004e4e  rgb(0, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 100%, 15%)  Midnight Green
#004e00  rgb(0, 78, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 15%)  Lincoln Green
#00004e  rgb(0, 0, 78)  hsl(240, 100%, 15%)  Midnight Blue