#480C0C#480C0C

#480C0C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.090 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C0C
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 12)
HSL	hsl(0, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 83.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.64, 27.97, 16.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.64, 32.27, 29.92°)
OKLab	oklab(26.63% 0.0809 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(26.63% 0.09 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.8707, 1.6677, 0.5185)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C0C #0C4848

analogous

#480C2A #480C0C #482A0C

triadic

#480C0C #0C480C #0C0C48

tetradic

#480C0C #2A480C #0C4848 #2A0C48

square

#480C0C #2A480C #0C4848 #2A0C48

split-complementary

#480C0C #0C482A #0C2A48

monochromatic

#1A0404 #1A0404 #480C0C #7C1515 #B11D1D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.75

#480C0C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#480C0C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C0C

15.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C0C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C0C	1.00	15.75	1.33	15.75
#FFFFFF	15.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D280A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50000D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c0c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.090 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81514c',
    500: '#480c0c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c0c;
$custom-light: #81514c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c0c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26628,
    "c": 0.08986,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C0C

secondary

#2C8484

accent

#EEEE3A

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C0C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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