#480C0F#480C0F

#480C0F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.089 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C0F
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 15)
HSL	hsl(357, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(357, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 79.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.68, 28.12, 14.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.68, 31.72, 27.56°)
OKLab	oklab(26.68% 0.0822 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(26.68% 0.089 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.8905, 1.6756, 0.6231)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C0F #0C4845

analogous

#480C2D #480C0F #48270C

triadic

#480C0F #0F480C #0C0F48

tetradic

#480C0F #2D480C #0C4845 #270C48

square

#480C0F #2D480C #0C4845 #270C48

split-complementary

#480C0F #0C4827 #0C2D48

monochromatic

#1A0405 #1A0405 #480C0F #7C151A #B11D25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.73

#480C0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#480C0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C0F

15.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C0F	1.00	15.73	1.34	15.73
#FFFFFF	15.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D280D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.089 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81514d',
    500: '#480c0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c0f;
$custom-light: #81514d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26678,
    "c": 0.08947,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C0F

secondary

#2C847F

accent

#EEE53A

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C0F

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

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