#481D22#481D22

#481D22 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.066 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D22
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 34)
HSL	hsl(353, 43%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(353, 60%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 52.8%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.33, 21.09, 6.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.33, 22.10, 17.36°)
OKLab	oklab(29.55% 0.0637 0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(29.55% 0.066 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.4008, 2.3723, 1.7919)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D22 #1D4843

analogous

#481D38 #481D22 #482E1D

triadic

#481D22 #22481D #1D2248

tetradic

#481D22 #38481D #1D4843 #2E1D48

square

#481D22 #38481D #1D4843 #2E1D48

split-complementary

#481D22 #1D482E #1D3848

monochromatic

#16090A #1C0B0D #481D22 #742F37 #9F404B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.24

#481D22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#481D22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D22

14.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D22	1.00	14.24	1.47	14.24
#FFFFFF	14.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262522

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.066 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5a5c',
    500: '#481d22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d22;
$custom-light: #7e5a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.023,
    "s": 42.574,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2955,
    "c": 0.06585,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D22

secondary

#447D76

accent

#D2C455

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D22

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

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