#480C11#480C11

#480C11 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.089 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C11
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 17)
HSL	hsl(355, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(355, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 76.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.72, 28.24, 13.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.72, 31.35, 25.74°)
OKLab	oklab(26.72% 0.0831 0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(26.72% 0.089 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.9055, 1.6816, 0.7018)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C11 #0C4843

analogous

#480C2F #480C11 #48250C

triadic

#480C11 #11480C #0C1148

tetradic

#480C11 #2F480C #0C4843 #250C48

square

#480C11 #2F480C #0C4843 #250C48

split-complementary

#480C11 #0C4825 #0C2F48

monochromatic

#1A0406 #1A0406 #480C11 #7C151D #B11D2A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.72

#480C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#480C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C11

15.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C11	1.00	15.72	1.34	15.72
#FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D1B11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C280F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.089 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80514f',
    500: '#480c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c11;
$custom-light: #80514f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26716,
    "c": 0.08927,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C11

secondary

#2C847D

accent

#EEDF3A

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C11

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

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