#481B17#481B17

#481B17 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.070 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#481B17
RGBrgb(72, 27, 23)
HSLhsl(5, 52%, 19%)
HSVhsv(5, 68%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62.5%, 68.1%, 71.8%)
CIE-LABlab(16.62, 21.17, 13.40)
CIE-LCHlch(16.62, 25.06, 32.33°)
OKLaboklab(28.93% 0.0621 0.0322)
OKLCHoklch(28.93% 0.07 27.4)
XYZxyz(3.2194, 2.2238, 1.0702)
Luminance0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#481B17 #174448
analogous
#48172B #481B17 #483317
triadic
#481B17 #17481B #1B1748
tetradic
#481B17 #2B4817 #174448 #331748
square
#481B17 #2B4817 #174448 #331748
split-complementary
#481B17 #174833 #172B48
monochromatic
#170907 #1A0A08 #481B17 #762C26 #A53E35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.54
#481B17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44
#481B17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B17
14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##481B17#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##481B171.0014.541.4414.54
#FFFFFF14.541.0021.001.00
#0000001.4421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF14.541.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#262316
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#312D16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F131A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #481b17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.070 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5953',
    500: '#481b17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #481b17;
$custom-light: #7f5953;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#481b17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.898,
    "s": 51.579,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28929,
    "c": 0.06996,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#481B17
secondary
#3C7A7F
accent
#CFDB4D
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0A0302
muted
#7C7878

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#481B17 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva