#481D19#481D19

#481D19 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.067 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D19
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 25)
HSL	hsl(5, 48%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(5, 65%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 65.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.12, 20.16, 12.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.12, 23.80, 32.10°)
OKLab	oklab(29.32% 0.0594 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(29.32% 0.067 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.2876, 2.3270, 1.1955)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D19 #194448

analogous

#48192D #481D19 #483519

triadic

#481D19 #19481D #1D1948

tetradic

#481D19 #2D4819 #194448 #351948

square

#481D19 #2D4819 #194448 #351948

split-complementary

#481D19 #194835 #192D48

monochromatic

#170908 #1B0B09 #481D19 #752F29 #A34239

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.33

#481D19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#481D19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D19

14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D19	1.00	14.33	1.47	14.33
#FFFFFF	14.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F161C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.067 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a55',
    500: '#481d19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d19;
$custom-light: #7e5a55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.106,
    "s": 48.454,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29319,
    "c": 0.06682,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D19

secondary

#3E797E

accent

#CCD850

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E8

border

#CAC5C4

text

#0A0403

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D19

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

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