#481B15#481B15

#481B15 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.070 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B15
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 21)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 70.8%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.58, 21.01, 14.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.58, 25.66, 35.05°)
OKLab	oklab(28.89% 0.0612 0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(28.89% 0.07 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2001, 2.2161, 0.9686)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B15 #154248

analogous

#481528 #481B15 #483415

triadic

#481B15 #15481B #1B1548

tetradic

#481B15 #284815 #154248 #341548

square

#481B15 #284815 #154248 #341548

split-complementary

#481B15 #154834 #152848

monochromatic

#180907 #190907 #481B15 #772D23 #A73F31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.55

#481B15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#481B15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B15

14.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B15	1.00	14.55	1.44	14.55
#FFFFFF	14.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272314

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F121A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.070 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5952',
    500: '#481b15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b15;
$custom-light: #7f5952;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.059,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28889,
    "c": 0.07047,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B15

secondary

#397880

accent

#CDDE4A

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B15

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

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