#481D11#481D11

#481D11 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.069 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D11
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 17)
HSL	hsl(13, 62%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 76.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.98, 19.54, 17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.98, 26.40, 42.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.17% 0.0558 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(29.17% 0.069 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2133, 2.2973, 0.8044)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D11 #113C48

analogous

#481120 #481D11 #483911

triadic

#481D11 #11481D #1D1148

tetradic

#481D11 #204811 #113C48 #391148

square

#481D11 #204811 #113C48 #391148

split-complementary

#481D11 #114839 #112048

monochromatic

#190A06 #190A06 #481D11 #7A311D #AB4528

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.39

#481D11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#481D11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D11

14.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D11	1.00	14.39	1.46	14.39
#FFFFFF	14.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282410

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50141A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.069 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5a4f',
    500: '#481d11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d11;
$custom-light: #7f5a4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.091,
    "s": 61.798,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29165,
    "c": 0.06936,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D11

secondary

#337082

accent

#C2E543

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D11

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

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