#481C0B#481C0B

#481C0B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.073 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C0B
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 11)
HSL	hsl(17, 73%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(17, 85%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 84.7%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.66, 19.79, 20.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.66, 28.43, 45.89°)
OKLab	oklab(28.9% 0.0552 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(28.9% 0.073 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.1485, 2.2328, 0.5817)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C0B #0B3748

analogous

#480B19 #481C0B #483B0B

triadic

#481C0B #0B481C #1C0B48

tetradic

#481C0B #19480B #0B3748 #3B0B48

square

#481C0B #19480B #0B3748 #3B0B48

split-complementary

#481C0B #0B483B #0B1948

monochromatic

#1B0A04 #1B0A04 #481C0B #7D3113 #B2451B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.52

#481C0B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481C0B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C0B

14.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C0B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C0B	1.00	14.52	1.45	14.52
#FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282309

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D0A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501218

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c0b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.073 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80594c',
    500: '#481c0b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c0b;
$custom-light: #80594c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c0b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.721,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28903,
    "c": 0.07268,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C0B

secondary

#2A6B84

accent

#BDF038

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C0B

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

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