#481809#481809

#481809 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.078 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481809
RGB	rgb(72, 24, 9)
HSL	hsl(14, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(14, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.75, 22.00, 20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.75, 29.80, 42.41°)
OKLab	oklab(28.21% 0.0616 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(28.21% 0.078 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.0488, 2.0511, 0.4938)
Luminance	0.0205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481809 #093948

analogous

#480919 #481809 #483709

triadic

#481809 #094818 #180948

tetradic

#481809 #194809 #093948 #370948

square

#481809 #194809 #093948 #370948

split-complementary

#481809 #094837 #091948

monochromatic

#1B0903 #1B0903 #481809 #7E2A10 #B53C17

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.89

#481809 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#481809 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481809

14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481809	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481809	1.00	14.89	1.41	14.89
#FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252107

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312B07

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#500C15

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481809;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 24, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.078 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80574a',
    500: '#481809',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481809;
$custom-light: #80574a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481809",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.286,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28205,
    "c": 0.07762,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481809

secondary

#276F85

accent

#C6F434

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481809

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

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