#480C1B#480C1B

#480C1B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.089 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C1B
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 27)
HSL	hsl(345, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(345, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.94, 28.98, 6.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.94, 29.81, 13.56°)
OKLab	oklab(26.96% 0.0877 0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(26.96% 0.089 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.0021, 1.7202, 1.2107)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C1B #0C4839

analogous

#480C39 #480C1B #481B0C

triadic

#480C1B #1B480C #0C1B48

tetradic

#480C1B #39480C #0C4839 #1B0C48

square

#480C1B #39480C #0C4839 #1B0C48

split-complementary

#480C1B #0C481B #0C3948

monochromatic

#1A040A #1A040A #480C1B #7C152F #B11D42

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#480C1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#480C1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C1B

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C1B	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C1C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0012

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.089 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5156',
    500: '#480c1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c1b;
$custom-light: #7f5156;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26956,
    "c": 0.08944,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C1B

secondary

#2C846E

accent

#EEC13A

background

#F8F4F5

surface

#EFE7E9

border

#CAC3C5

text

#0B0203

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C1B

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

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