#481C23#481C23

#481C23 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.068 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C23
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 35)
HSL	hsl(350, 44%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(350, 61%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 51.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.13, 21.80, 5.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.13, 22.51, 14.42°)
OKLab	oklab(29.41% 0.066 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(29.41% 0.068 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.3913, 2.3299, 1.8609)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C23 #1C4841

analogous

#481C39 #481C23 #482B1C

triadic

#481C23 #23481C #1C2348

tetradic

#481C23 #39481C #1C4841 #2B1C48

square

#481C23 #39481C #1C4841 #2B1C48

split-complementary

#481C23 #1C482B #1C3948

monochromatic

#16090B #1C0B0E #481C23 #742D38 #A03E4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.32

#481C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#481C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C23

14.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C23	1.00	14.32	1.47	14.32
#FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F161F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.068 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a5d',
    500: '#481c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c23;
$custom-light: #7e5a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.455,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29408,
    "c": 0.06753,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C23

secondary

#427D74

accent

#D4BF54

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C23

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

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