#481C1E#481C1E

#481C1E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.067 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C1E
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 30)
HSL	hsl(357, 44%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(357, 61%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 58.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.00, 21.24, 8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.00, 23.06, 22.91°)
OKLab	oklab(29.27% 0.0636 0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(29.27% 0.067 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.3223, 2.3023, 1.4975)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C1E #1C4846

analogous

#481C34 #481C1E #48301C

triadic

#481C1E #1E481C #1C1E48

tetradic

#481C1E #34481C #1C4846 #301C48

square

#481C1E #34481C #1C4846 #301C48

split-complementary

#481C1E #1C4830 #1C3448

monochromatic

#160909 #1C0B0C #481C1E #742D30 #A03E43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.38

#481C1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#481C1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C1E

14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C1E	1.00	14.38	1.46	14.38
#FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26241E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F151D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.067 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a59',
    500: '#481c1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c1e;
$custom-light: #7e5a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29266,
    "c": 0.06745,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C1E

secondary

#427D7B

accent

#D4CE54

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0403

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C1E

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