#481512#481512

#481512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.079 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481512
RGB	rgb(72, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 75%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.27, 24.12, 15.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.27, 28.42, 31.92°)
OKLab	oklab(27.88% 0.0703 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(27.88% 0.079 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.0501, 1.9581, 0.7895)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481512 #124548

analogous

#48122A #481512 #483012

triadic

#481512 #124815 #151248

tetradic

#481512 #2A4812 #124548 #301248

square

#481512 #2A4812 #124548 #301248

split-complementary

#481512 #124830 #122A48

monochromatic

#180706 #180706 #481512 #79231E #AA322A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.09

#481512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#481512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481512

15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481512	1.00	15.09	1.39	15.09
#FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#231F11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2A11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#500915

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.079 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80554f',
    500: '#481512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481512;
$custom-light: #80554f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27878,
    "c": 0.07873,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481512

secondary

#357D81

accent

#DAE345

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481512

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

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