#481009#481009

#481009 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.086 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481009
RGB	rgb(72, 16, 9)
HSL	hsl(7, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(7, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.22, 26.10, 18.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.22, 31.78, 34.79°)
OKLab	oklab(27.05% 0.0743 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(27.05% 0.086 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.9074, 1.7685, 0.4466)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481009 #094148

analogous

#480921 #481009 #482F09

triadic

#481009 #094810 #100948

tetradic

#481009 #214809 #094148 #2F0948

square

#481009 #214809 #094148 #2F0948

split-complementary

#481009 #09482F #092148

monochromatic

#1B0603 #1B0603 #481009 #7E1C10 #B52817

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.51

#481009 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#481009 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481009

15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481009	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481009	1.00	15.51	1.35	15.51
#FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#201C08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2907

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50000F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481009;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 16, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.086 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81524a',
    500: '#481009',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481009;
$custom-light: #81524a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481009",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27053,
    "c": 0.0863,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481009

secondary

#277B85

accent

#DFF434

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481009

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

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