Information about #4C0D09 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored earthy red, #4C0D09 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bulgarian Rose (#480607). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Puce (#4E1609) and Dark Chocolate (#490206).
The recipe behind #4C0D09 is rgb(76, 13, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4C0D09 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4C0D09 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#4C0D09 color variations
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#4C0D09 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4C0D09 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4C0D09 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4C0D09 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4C0D09 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4C0D09 color
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Nearest named colors to #4C0D09
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#480607
#4E1609
#490206
#541012
#4D0211
#4B0101
#520C17
#420303
#3D0C02
#3C1206
#410200
#591600
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4C0D09
- RGB76, 13, 9
- CMYK0, 25, 26, 70
- CSSrgb(76, 13, 9)
- HSL4°, 79%, 17%
- HSL Precise3.582°, 78.824%, 16.667%
- HSV4°, 88%, 30%
- HSB4°, 88%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.051
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
- GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.051, 0.035)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.051, 0.035, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.051, 0.035)
- Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4C0D09
- DECIMAL ID4984073
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
