#481A0E#481A0E

#481A0E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.074 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A0E
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 14)
HSL	hsl(12, 67%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 80.6%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.25, 21.12, 18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.25, 28.07, 41.21°)
OKLab	oklab(28.6% 0.06 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(28.6% 0.074 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.1215, 2.1486, 0.6657)
Luminance	0.0215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A0E #0E3C48

analogous

#480E1F #481A0E #48370E

triadic

#481A0E #0E481A #1A0E48

tetradic

#481A0E #1F480E #0E3C48 #370E48

square

#481A0E #1F480E #0E3C48 #370E48

split-complementary

#481A0E #0E4837 #0E1F48

monochromatic

#1A0905 #1A0905 #481A0E #7B2D18 #AE3F22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.69

#481A0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#481A0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A0E

14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A0E	1.00	14.69	1.43	14.69
#FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27220D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322C0D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501017

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.074 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80584d',
    500: '#481a0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a0e;
$custom-light: #80584d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.286,
    "c": 0.07382,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A0E

secondary

#2F7283

accent

#C7EA3D

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A0E

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

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