#481C14#481C14

#481C14 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.070 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C14
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 20)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 72.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.79, 20.35, 15.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.79, 25.68, 37.61°)
OKLab	oklab(29.04% 0.0589 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(29.04% 0.07 32)
XYZ	xyz(3.2143, 2.2591, 0.9285)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C14 #144048

analogous

#481426 #481C14 #483614

triadic

#481C14 #14481C #1C1448

tetradic

#481C14 #264814 #144048 #361448

square

#481C14 #264814 #144048 #361448

split-complementary

#481C14 #144836 #142648

monochromatic

#180907 #180907 #481C14 #782F21 #A8412F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.46

#481C14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481C14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C14

14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C14	1.00	14.46	1.45	14.46
#FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272413

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322D13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50141A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.070 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5a51',
    500: '#481c14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c14;
$custom-light: #7f5a51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29042,
    "c": 0.06951,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.02259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C14

secondary

#387580

accent

#C8E048

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C14

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

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