#481D1D#481D1D

#481D1D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.066 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D1D
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 29)
HSL	hsl(0, 43%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 60%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 59.7%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.20, 20.55, 9.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.20, 22.83, 25.86°)
OKLab	oklab(29.41% 0.0613 0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(29.41% 0.066 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.3339, 2.3455, 1.4393)
Luminance	0.0234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D1D #1D4848

analogous

#481D33 #481D1D #48331D

triadic

#481D1D #1D481D #1D1D48

tetradic

#481D1D #33481D #1D4848 #331D48

square

#481D1D #33481D #1D4848 #331D48

split-complementary

#481D1D #1D4833 #1D3348

monochromatic

#160909 #1C0B0B #481D1D #742F2F #9F4040

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.30

#481D1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#481D1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D1D

14.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D1D	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)

#27251D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F161D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.066 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a58',
    500: '#481d1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d1d;
$custom-light: #7e5a58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 42.574,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29413,
    "c": 0.06608,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D1D

secondary

#447D7D

accent

#D2D255

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0403

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D1D

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

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