#481209#481209

#481209 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.084 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481209
RGB	rgb(72, 18, 9)
HSL	hsl(9, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(9, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.57, 25.15, 18.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.57, 31.27, 36.46°)
OKLab	oklab(27.32% 0.0714 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(27.32% 0.084 32)
XYZ	xyz(2.9384, 1.8305, 0.4570)
Luminance	0.0183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481209 #093F48

analogous

#48091F #481209 #483109

triadic

#481209 #094812 #120948

tetradic

#481209 #1F4809 #093F48 #310948

square

#481209 #1F4809 #093F48 #310948

split-complementary

#481209 #094831 #091F48

monochromatic

#1B0703 #1B0703 #481209 #7E2010 #B52D17

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.37

#481209 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#481209 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481209

15.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481209	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481209	1.00	15.37	1.37	15.37
#FFFFFF	15.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#221D08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2907

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#500310

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481209;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 18, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.084 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80534a',
    500: '#481209',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481209;
$custom-light: #80534a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481209",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27315,
    "c": 0.08416,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.0183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481209

secondary

#277885

accent

#D9F434

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481209

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

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