#48121B#48121B

#48121B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.082 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48121B
RGB	rgb(72, 18, 27)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.90, 26.34, 8.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.90, 27.62, 17.47°)
OKLab	oklab(27.67% 0.0793 0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(27.67% 0.082 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.0869, 1.8899, 1.2389)
Luminance	0.0189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48121B #12483F

analogous

#481236 #48121B #482412

triadic

#48121B #1B4812 #121B48

tetradic

#48121B #364812 #12483F #241248

square

#48121B #364812 #12483F #241248

split-complementary

#48121B #124824 #123648

monochromatic

#180609 #180609 #48121B #791E2D #AA2A40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.24

#48121B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#48121B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48121B

15.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48121B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48121B	1.00	15.24	1.38	15.24
#FFFFFF	15.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F1E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0716

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48121b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 18, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.082 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5457',
    500: '#48121b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48121b;
$custom-light: #7f5457;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48121b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27665,
    "c": 0.08189,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48121B

secondary

#358174

accent

#E3C945

background

#F8F4F5

surface

#EFE8E9

border

#CAC4C5

text

#0B0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #48121B

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

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