#4C0519 color
The swatch above shows #4C0519 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#4C0519 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color maroon (#800000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-950. That means you can write bg-rose-950 or text-rose-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #4C0519 |
| RGB | rgb(76, 5, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 88%, 16%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 93%, 67%, 70%) |
| Decimal | 4982041 |
| CSS | color: #4C0519; |
| Android | 0xFF4C0519 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.020, blue: 0.098, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #4C0519 | 15.64:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #4C0519 | 1.34:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #4C0519
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #4C0519 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #4C0519
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #4C0519 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #4C0519; background-color: #4C0519; }
.element { color: rgb(76 5 25); }
.element { color: hsl(343 88% 16%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #4C0519;Frequently asked questions
What color is #4C0519?
#4C0519 is a very dark, vivid red. Its hue sits at 343° on the color wheel, with 88% saturation and 16% lightness.
What is #4C0519 in RGB?
#4C0519 converts to rgb(76, 5, 25) — 76 red, 5 green and 25 blue.
What is #4C0519 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 67%, 70%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #4C0519 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (15.64:1 versus 1.34:1).
What is the complementary color of #4C0519?
#054D38 — the hue directly opposite #4C0519 on the color wheel.