#481B16#481B16

#481B16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.070 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B16
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 22)
HSL	hsl(6, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.60, 21.09, 14.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.60, 25.35, 33.71°)
OKLab	oklab(28.91% 0.0617 0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(28.91% 0.07 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2095, 2.2199, 1.0184)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B16 #164348

analogous

#48162A #481B16 #483416

triadic

#481B16 #16481B #1B1648

tetradic

#481B16 #2A4816 #164348 #341648

square

#481B16 #2A4816 #164348 #341648

split-complementary

#481B16 #164834 #162A48

monochromatic

#170907 #190908 #481B16 #772D24 #A63E33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.54

#481B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#481B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B16

14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B16	1.00	14.54	1.44	14.54
#FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262315

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F131A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.070 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5953',
    500: '#481b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b16;
$custom-light: #7f5953;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28909,
    "c": 0.07021,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B16

secondary

#3A797F

accent

#CEDD4B

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B16

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

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