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Oxblood Palette

Oxblood Palette: #4A0000, #004C4D, #4D0026, #4D2600. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Oxblood Palette assigns primary #4A0000, secondary #004C4D, surface #4D0026, background #4D2600, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #4A0000 at 0.0146 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Oxblood Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#4A0000Oxblood
Secondary#004C4D#004C4D
Surface#4D0026#4D0026
Background#4D2600#4D2600
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-oxblood-primary: #4A0000;
--palette-oxblood-secondary: #004C4D;
--palette-oxblood-surface: #4D0026;
--palette-oxblood-background: #4D2600;
--palette-oxblood-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Oxblood Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#4A0000
Black 1.29:1 · White 16.25:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#004C4D
Black 2.14:1 · White 9.81:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#4D0026
Black 1.34:1 · White 15.62:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#4D2600
Black 1.59:1 · White 13.19:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Oxblood Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Oxblood Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Oxblood Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0146
Black text1.29:1AA Fail
White text16.25:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#4A0000",
    "name": "Oxblood"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#004C4D",
    "name": "#004C4D"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4D0026",
    "name": "#4D0026"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4D2600",
    "name": "#4D2600"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#4A0000",
    "name": "Oxblood",
    "blackContrast": 1.29,
    "whiteContrast": 16.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#004C4D",
    "name": "#004C4D",
    "blackContrast": 2.14,
    "whiteContrast": 9.81,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4D0026",
    "name": "#4D0026",
    "blackContrast": 1.34,
    "whiteContrast": 15.62,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4D2600",
    "name": "#4D2600",
    "blackContrast": 1.59,
    "whiteContrast": 13.19,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "oxblood palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "dark palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-oxblood-primary: #4A0000;\n--palette-oxblood-secondary: #004C4D;\n--palette-oxblood-surface: #4D0026;\n--palette-oxblood-background: #4D2600;\n--palette-oxblood-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "oxblood",
  "name": "Oxblood Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "oxblood",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Oxblood, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Oxblood Palette combines primary #4A0000, secondary #004C4D, surface #4D0026, background #4D2600, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "oxblood palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "dark palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4A0000",
      "slug": "oxblood",
      "name": "Oxblood",
      "rgb": [
        74,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        15
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        71
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0146,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.29,
        "white": 16.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/oxblood/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#004C4D",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#004C4D",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        76,
        77
      ],
      "hsl": [
        181,
        100,
        15
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        1,
        0,
        70
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.057,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.14,
        "white": 9.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D0026",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4D0026",
      "rgb": [
        77,
        0,
        38
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        100,
        15
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        51,
        70
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0172,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.34,
        "white": 15.62
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4D2600",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4D2600",
      "rgb": [
        77,
        38,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        100,
        15
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        51,
        100,
        70
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0296,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.59,
        "white": 13.19
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4A0000",
      "name": "Oxblood"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#004C4D",
      "name": "#004C4D"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D0026",
      "name": "#4D0026"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4D2600",
      "name": "#4D2600"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4A0000",
      "name": "Oxblood",
      "blackContrast": 1.29,
      "whiteContrast": 16.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#004C4D",
      "name": "#004C4D",
      "blackContrast": 2.14,
      "whiteContrast": 9.81,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D0026",
      "name": "#4D0026",
      "blackContrast": 1.34,
      "whiteContrast": 15.62,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4D2600",
      "name": "#4D2600",
      "blackContrast": 1.59,
      "whiteContrast": 13.19,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-oxblood-primary: #4A0000;\n--palette-oxblood-secondary: #004C4D;\n--palette-oxblood-surface: #4D0026;\n--palette-oxblood-background: #4D2600;\n--palette-oxblood-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/oxblood.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxblood.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/oxblood/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/oxblood.json"
}
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