Skip to content

#4D110F Color

#4D110F is rgb(77, 17, 15) in RGB, hsl(2, 67%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 81%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D110F
HEX#4D110F
RGBrgb(77, 17, 15)
HSLhsl(2, 67%, 18%)
HSVhsv(2, 81%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 81%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(28.3% 0.09 26.6)
LABlab(15.91% 28.32 18.02)
LCHlch(15.91% 33.56 32.47)

What #4D110F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4D110F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#4D110F Channel Values

How #4D110F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 77 · G 17 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 67% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 81% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 81% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.97:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D110F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D110F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D110F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D110F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #4D110F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D110F.

How #4D110F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4D110F
Protanopia#24240E
Protanomaly#381D0F
Deuteranopia#2F2F09
Deuteranomaly#3D260C
Tritanopia#4D1111
Tritanomaly#4D1110
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4D110F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4d110f: #4D110F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D110F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d110f': '#4D110F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.067, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_4d110f">#4D110F</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D110F"

More Red Colors

#4D110F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4D110F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D110F?

#4D110F is a darkest red — rgb(77, 17, 15) in RGB and hsl(2, 67%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #4D110F?

#4D110F is rgb(77, 17, 15) — red 77, green 17, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D110F?

#4D110F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 81%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D110F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D110F scores 14.97:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D110F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D110F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 31.15, which is a different colour altogether.

Open #4D110F in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.