#481D16#481D16

#481D16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.068 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D16
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 22)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.06, 19.91, 14.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.06, 24.71, 36.34°)
OKLab	oklab(29.26% 0.058 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(29.26% 0.068 31)
XYZ	xyz(3.2570, 2.3148, 1.0342)
Luminance	0.0231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D16 #164148

analogous

#481628 #481D16 #483616

triadic

#481D16 #16481D #1D1648

tetradic

#481D16 #284816 #164148 #361648

square

#481D16 #284816 #164148 #361648

split-complementary

#481D16 #164836 #162848

monochromatic

#170907 #190A08 #481D16 #773024 #A64333

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.36

#481D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#481D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D16

14.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D16	1.00	14.36	1.46	14.36
#FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282415

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F151B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.068 31.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5a53',
    500: '#481d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d16;
$custom-light: #7f5a53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.4,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29256,
    "c": 0.06765,
    "h": 31
  },
  "luminance": 0.02314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D16

secondary

#3A767F

accent

#C8DD4B

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0A0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D16

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

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