#481A16#481A16

#481A16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.071 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A16
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 22)
HSL	hsl(5, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(5, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.38, 21.67, 13.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.38, 25.68, 32.48°)
OKLab	oklab(28.74% 0.0635 0.0329)
OKLCH	oklch(28.74% 0.072 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1870, 2.1748, 1.0109)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A16 #164448

analogous

#48162B #481A16 #483316

triadic

#481A16 #16481A #1A1648

tetradic

#481A16 #2B4816 #164448 #331648

square

#481A16 #2B4816 #164448 #331648

split-complementary

#481A16 #164833 #162B48

monochromatic

#170807 #190908 #481A16 #772B24 #A63C33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.64

#481A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#481A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A16

14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A16	1.00	14.64	1.43	14.64
#FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262215

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312C15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F1119

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.071 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5853',
    500: '#481a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a16;
$custom-light: #7f5853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28741,
    "c": 0.0715,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A16

secondary

#3A7A7F

accent

#D1DD4B

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A16

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

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