#481B1D#481B1D

#481B1D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.069 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B1D
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 29)
HSL	hsl(357, 45%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(357, 63%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 59.7%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.75, 21.72, 9.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.75, 23.65, 23.29°)
OKLab	oklab(29.07% 0.065 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(29.07% 0.069 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2865, 2.2507, 1.4235)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B1D #1B4846

analogous

#481B34 #481B1D #48301B

triadic

#481B1D #1D481B #1B1D48

tetradic

#481B1D #34481B #1B4846 #301B48

square

#481B1D #34481B #1B4846 #301B48

split-complementary

#481B1D #1B4830 #1B3448

monochromatic

#160809 #1B0A0B #481B1D #752C2F #A13C41

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#481B1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481B1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B1D

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B1D	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25241D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F141C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.069 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5958',
    500: '#481b1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b1d;
$custom-light: #7e5958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.333,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29071,
    "c": 0.06901,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B1D

secondary

#417E7B

accent

#D5CF53

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0303

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B1D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →