#481C25#481C25

#481C25 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.068 H 9.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C25
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 37)
HSL	hsl(348, 44%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(348, 61%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 48.6%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.19, 22.04, 4.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.19, 22.45, 10.94°)
OKLab	oklab(29.47% 0.0669 0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(29.47% 0.068 9.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.4219, 2.3422, 2.0218)
Luminance	0.0234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C25 #1C483F

analogous

#481C3B #481C25 #48291C

triadic

#481C25 #25481C #1C2548

tetradic

#481C25 #3B481C #1C483F #291C48

square

#481C25 #3B481C #1C483F #291C48

split-complementary

#481C25 #1C4829 #1C3B48

monochromatic

#16090B #1C0B0E #481C25 #742D3C #A03E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.30

#481C25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#481C25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C25

14.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C25	1.00	14.30	1.47	14.30
#FFFFFF	14.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.068 9.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a5f',
    500: '#481c25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c25;
$custom-light: #7e5a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.727,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29471,
    "c": 0.06782,
    "h": 9.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C25

secondary

#427D71

accent

#D4BA54

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C25

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

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