#481B20#481B20

#481B20 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.069 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B20
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 32)
HSL	hsl(353, 45%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(353, 63%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 55.6%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.83, 22.04, 7.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.83, 23.22, 18.38°)
OKLab	oklab(29.15% 0.0664 0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(29.15% 0.069 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.3254, 2.2663, 1.6285)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B20 #1B4843

analogous

#481B37 #481B20 #482D1B

triadic

#481B20 #20481B #1B2048

tetradic

#481B20 #37481B #1B4843 #2D1B48

square

#481B20 #37481B #1B4843 #2D1B48

split-complementary

#481B20 #1B482D #1B3748

monochromatic

#16080A #1B0A0C #481B20 #752C34 #A13C48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#481B20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481B20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B20

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B20	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252420

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F151D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.069 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e595b',
    500: '#481b20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b20;
$custom-light: #7e595b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29152,
    "c": 0.06893,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B20

secondary

#417E77

accent

#D5C753

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0304

muted

#7C7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B20

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

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