#48171B#48171B

#48171B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.075 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48171B
RGB	rgb(72, 23, 27)
HSL	hsl(355, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.85, 23.78, 9.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.85, 25.63, 21.92°)
OKLab	oklab(28.38% 0.0711 0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(28.38% 0.075 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1770, 2.0700, 1.2690)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48171B #174844

analogous

#481733 #48171B #482B17

triadic

#48171B #1B4817 #171B48

tetradic

#48171B #334817 #174844 #2B1748

square

#48171B #334817 #174844 #2B1748

split-complementary

#48171B #17482B #173348

monochromatic

#170709 #1A080A #48171B #76262C #A5353E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.85

#48171B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#48171B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48171B

14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48171B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48171B	1.00	14.85	1.41	14.85
#FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23211B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0E19

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48171b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 23, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.075 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5757',
    500: '#48171b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48171b;
$custom-light: #7f5757;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48171b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.102,
    "s": 51.579,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28377,
    "c": 0.07494,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48171B

secondary

#3C7F7A

accent

#DBCF4D

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0A0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #48171B

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

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