#481D12#481D12

#481D12 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.069 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D12
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 18)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 75%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.99, 19.60, 17.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.99, 26.07, 41.24°)
OKLab	oklab(29.18% 0.0562 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(29.18% 0.069 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.2213, 2.3005, 0.8466)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D12 #123D48

analogous

#481222 #481D12 #483812

triadic

#481D12 #12481D #1D1248

tetradic

#481D12 #224812 #123D48 #381248

square

#481D12 #224812 #123D48 #381248

split-complementary

#481D12 #124838 #122248

monochromatic

#180A06 #180A06 #481D12 #79311E #AA442A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.38

#481D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#481D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D12

14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D12	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)

#282411

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50151A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.069 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5a50',
    500: '#481d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d12;
$custom-light: #7f5a50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.222,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29182,
    "c": 0.069,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D12

secondary

#357281

accent

#C3E345

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D12

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

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