#481C11#481C11

#481C11 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.071 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C11
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 17)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 76.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.74, 20.13, 17.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.74, 26.66, 40.96°)
OKLab	oklab(28.99% 0.0576 0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(28.99% 0.071 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.1892, 2.2491, 0.7964)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C11 #113D48

analogous

#481121 #481C11 #483811

triadic

#481C11 #11481C #1C1148

tetradic

#481C11 #214811 #113D48 #381148

square

#481C11 #214811 #113D48 #381148

split-complementary

#481C11 #114838 #112148

monochromatic

#190A06 #190A06 #481C11 #7A2F1D #AB4328

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#481C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C11

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C11	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)

#282310

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50131A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.071 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f594f',
    500: '#481c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c11;
$custom-light: #7f594f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 61.798,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28989,
    "c": 0.07051,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C11

secondary

#337282

accent

#C4E543

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C11

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

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