#48171F#48171F

#48171F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.075 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48171F
RGB	rgb(72, 23, 31)
HSL	hsl(350, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(350, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 56.9%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.95, 24.17, 6.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.95, 25.12, 15.78°)
OKLab	oklab(28.49% 0.073 0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(28.49% 0.075 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.2265, 2.0898, 1.5295)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48171F #174840

analogous

#481737 #48171F #482717

triadic

#48171F #1F4817 #171F48

tetradic

#48171F #374817 #174840 #271748

square

#48171F #374817 #174840 #271748

split-complementary

#48171F #174827 #173748

monochromatic

#17070A #1A080B #48171F #762633 #A53547

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.81

#48171F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#48171F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48171F

14.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48171F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48171F	1.00	14.81	1.42	14.81
#FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22211F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0F1A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48171f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 23, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.075 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e575a',
    500: '#48171f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48171f;
$custom-light: #7e575a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48171f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.204,
    "s": 51.579,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28486,
    "c": 0.07501,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48171F

secondary

#3C7F74

accent

#DBC44D

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0A0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #48171F

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

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