#48151B#48151B

#48151B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.078 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48151B
RGB	rgb(72, 21, 27)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.45, 24.84, 9.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.45, 26.43, 19.99°)
OKLab	oklab(28.08% 0.0745 0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(28.08% 0.078 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.1388, 1.9936, 1.2562)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48151B #154842

analogous

#481534 #48151B #482815

triadic

#48151B #1B4815 #151B48

tetradic

#48151B #344815 #154842 #281548

square

#48151B #344815 #154842 #281548

split-complementary

#48151B #154828 #153448

monochromatic

#180709 #190709 #48151B #77232D #A7313F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.02

#48151B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#48151B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48151B

15.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48151B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48151B	1.00	15.02	1.40	15.02
#FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21201B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0C17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48151b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 21, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.078 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5557',
    500: '#48151b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48151b;
$custom-light: #7f5557;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48151b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.941,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2808,
    "c": 0.07776,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48151B

secondary

#398078

accent

#DECD4A

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #48151B

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

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