#481B0F#481B0F

#481B0F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.072 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B0F
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 15)
HSL	hsl(13, 66%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 79.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.49, 20.59, 18.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.49, 27.53, 41.58°)
OKLab	oklab(28.78% 0.0586 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(28.78% 0.072 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.1510, 2.1965, 0.7099)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B0F #0F3C48

analogous

#480F1F #481B0F #48380F

triadic

#481B0F #0F481B #1B0F48

tetradic

#481B0F #1F480F #0F3C48 #380F48

square

#481B0F #1F480F #0F3C48 #380F48

split-complementary

#481B0F #0F4838 #0F1F48

monochromatic

#190905 #190905 #481B0F #7B2E1A #AD4124

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#481B0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#481B0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B0F

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B0F	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27230E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501218

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.072 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f594e',
    500: '#481b0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b0f;
$custom-light: #7f594e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.632,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28784,
    "c": 0.07235,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B0F

secondary

#307182

accent

#C5E83F

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B0F

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

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