#481B13#481B13

#481B13 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.071 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B13
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 19)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 73.6%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.55, 20.86, 16.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.55, 26.30, 37.52°)
OKLab	oklab(28.85% 0.0603 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(28.85% 0.071 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.1823, 2.2090, 0.8748)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B13 #134048

analogous

#481325 #481B13 #483513

triadic

#481B13 #13481B #1B1348

tetradic

#481B13 #254813 #134048 #351348

square

#481B13 #254813 #134048 #351348

split-complementary

#481B13 #134835 #132548

monochromatic

#180906 #180906 #481B13 #782D20 #A93F2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.57

#481B13 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#481B13 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B13

14.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B13	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B13	1.00	14.57	1.44	14.57
#FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272312

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501219

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b13;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.071 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5950',
    500: '#481b13',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b13;
$custom-light: #7f5950;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b13",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.057,
    "s": 58.242,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28851,
    "c": 0.07104,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B13

secondary

#367581

accent

#CAE146

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B13

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

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