#481A23#481A23

#481A23 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.071 H 10.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A23
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 35)
HSL	hsl(348, 47%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(348, 64%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 51.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.69, 22.95, 4.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.69, 23.49, 12.26°)
OKLab	oklab(29.08% 0.0696 0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(29.08% 0.071 10.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.3455, 2.2382, 1.8456)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A23 #1A483F

analogous

#481A3A #481A23 #48281A

triadic

#481A23 #23481A #1A2348

tetradic

#481A23 #3A481A #1A483F #281A48

square

#481A23 #3A481A #1A483F #281A48

split-complementary

#481A23 #1A4828 #1A3A48

monochromatic

#16080B #1B0A0D #481A23 #752A39 #A23A4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#481A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A23

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A23	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242323

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F141D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.071 10.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e595d',
    500: '#481a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a23;
$custom-light: #7e595d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.261,
    "s": 46.939,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29077,
    "c": 0.07078,
    "h": 10.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A23

secondary

#407E72

accent

#D7BC51

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0304

muted

#7C7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A23

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

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