#49070F

A very dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #49070F

At its core, #49070F is a very dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Maroon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 7, and 15.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 79% yellow, and 71% black. With a hue angle of 352.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49070F
RGB73, 7, 15
HSL352.7°, 82.5%, 15.7%
CMYK0%, 90%, 79%, 71%
HSV352.7°, 90.4%, 28.6%
LAB13.2, 30.3, 14.1
XYZ2.9, 1.6, 0.6
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.12:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49070F; }
.text-color { color: #49070F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49070F; }

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