#480E1C#480E1C
#480E1C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.087 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #480E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 14, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 67%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 81%, 28%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 61.1%, 71.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.27, 28.25, 6.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(14.27, 29.03, 13.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(27.2% 0.0855 0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(27.2% 0.087 11.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0394, 1.7761, 1.2811) |
| Luminance | 0.0178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 4.29
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.78
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 6.56
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.63
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 7.82
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#480E1C #0E483A
analogous
#480E39 #480E1C #481D0E
triadic
#480E1C #1C480E #0E1C48
tetradic
#480E1C #39480E #0E483A #1D0E48
square
#480E1C #39480E #0E483A #1D0E48
split-complementary
#480E1C #0E481D #0E3948
monochromatic
#1A050A #1A050A #480E1C #7B1830 #AE2244
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.50
#480E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.36
#480E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #480E1C
15.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##480E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##480E1C | 1.00 | 15.50 | 1.36 | 15.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D1D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C281B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F0214
Achromatopsia (no color)
#242424
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #480e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 14, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.087 11.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f5257',
500: '#480e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #480e1c; $custom-light: #7f5257; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#480e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 14,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.517,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 16.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.27203,
"c": 0.08718,
"h": 11.2
},
"luminance": 0.01776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#480E1C
secondary
#2F836F
accent
#EAC13D
background
#F8F4F5
surface
#EFE7E9
border
#CAC3C5
text
#0B0203
muted
#7C7878