Color reference

#4A0819 color reference

Soft Dark Red

This is a soft, dark red under the deterministic OKLCH hue, lightness, and chroma ranges. Its closest standardized CSS named color is Maroon (#800000), measured with straight-line OKLab distance.

Descriptive label
Soft Dark Red
Recommended text
White · 15.67:1
Relative luminance
0.016997
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#4A0819 in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #4A0819
Format Value Action
HEX #4A0819
RGB rgb(74 8 25)
HSL hsl(345 80.49% 16.08%)
HSV hsv(345 89.19% 29.02%)
HWB hwb(345 3.14% 70.98%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.030863 0.017 0.010853)
LAB lab(14.1543% 31.0129 9.1112)
LCH lch(14.1543% 32.3235 16.3721)
OKLAB oklab(26.935% 0.093381 0.020703)
OKLCH oklch(26.935% 0.095649 12.5007)

Real-world test

Try #4A0819 on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #4A0819 with white text at 15.67:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 15.67:1 · meets the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #4A0819 Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

15.67:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Pass AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #4A0819 Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

1.34:1

  • Fail AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Fail AA large text · 3:1
  • Fail UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Pass in a tested context

Normal-sized text

#4A0819 reaches 15:1 on Hue Codex paper, meeting WCAG AA for normal text in that exact pairing.

Potential fit

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches 15:1. That meets the 3:1 color-contrast threshold where WCAG 1.4.11 applies, but states, shape, and non-color cues still need review.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

White text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #4A0819 at 15.67:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Distinctive accent

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.0956 gives it enough visual presence for an accent or primary role when the tested foreground and neighboring colors pass.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is white at 15.67:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#4A0819 foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
White#FFFFFF 15.67:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 15:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 13.63:1
Black#000000 1.34:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 1.05:1
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Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

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Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #4A0819
Complement Chroma fitted to sRGB

Analogous

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Analogous −30°
Analogous +30° Chroma fitted to sRGB

Triadic

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Triad +120° Chroma fitted to sRGB
Triad +240° Chroma fitted to sRGB

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Soft Dark Red
Complement
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Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Maroon

#800000

OKLab distance ×100: 12.75

Tailwind v4 default

rose-950

oklch(27.1% 0.105 12.094)

OKLab distance ×100: 0.95 · sRGB preview #4D0218

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

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Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

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Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #4A0819 with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #4A0819;
  --color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(26.935% 0.095649 12.5007);
  --color-primary-50: #FFF1F2;
  --color-primary-100: #FFD0D4;
  --color-primary-200: #EBB4B9;
  --color-primary-300: #D3999F;
  --color-primary-400: #BB8086;
  --color-primary-500: #A3676D;
  --color-primary-600: #8C4E56;
  --color-primary-700: #753740;
  --color-primary-800: #5E1F2B;
  --color-primary-900: #4A0819;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #4A0819;
  --color-brand-foreground: #FFFFFF;
  --color-brand-50: #FFF1F2;
  --color-brand-100: #FFD0D4;
  --color-brand-200: #EBB4B9;
  --color-brand-300: #D3999F;
  --color-brand-400: #BB8086;
  --color-brand-500: #A3676D;
  --color-brand-600: #8C4E56;
  --color-brand-700: #753740;
  --color-brand-800: #5E1F2B;
  --color-brand-900: #4A0819;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#FFF1F2',
          '100': '#FFD0D4',
          '200': '#EBB4B9',
          '300': '#D3999F',
          '400': '#BB8086',
          '500': '#A3676D',
          '600': '#8C4E56',
          '700': '#753740',
          '800': '#5E1F2B',
          '900': '#4A0819',
          DEFAULT: '#4A0819',
          foreground: '#FFFFFF',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #4A0819;
$color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(26.935% 0.095649 12.5007);
$color-primary-50: #FFF1F2;
$color-primary-100: #FFD0D4;
$color-primary-200: #EBB4B9;
$color-primary-300: #D3999F;
$color-primary-400: #BB8086;
$color-primary-500: #A3676D;
$color-primary-600: #8C4E56;
$color-primary-700: #753740;
$color-primary-800: #5E1F2B;
$color-primary-900: #4A0819;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #4A0819;
  --color-primary-tint: #EBB4B9;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #753740;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Soft Dark Red",
    "hex": "#4A0819",
    "rgb": "rgb(74 8 25)",
    "oklch": "oklch(26.935% 0.095649 12.5007)",
    "recommendedText": "#FFFFFF",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#FFF1F2",
        "100": "#FFD0D4",
        "200": "#EBB4B9",
        "300": "#D3999F",
        "400": "#BB8086",
        "500": "#A3676D",
        "600": "#8C4E56",
        "700": "#753740",
        "800": "#5E1F2B",
        "900": "#4A0819"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #4A0819 in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #4A0819 in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #4A0819 in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #4A0819 on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.