#481D23#481D23

#481D23 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.066 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D23
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 35)
HSL	hsl(352, 43%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(352, 60%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 51.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.36, 21.21, 5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.36, 22.02, 15.61°)
OKLab	oklab(29.58% 0.0641 0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(29.58% 0.066 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.4155, 2.3782, 1.8689)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D23 #1D4842

analogous

#481D39 #481D23 #482D1D

triadic

#481D23 #23481D #1D2348

tetradic

#481D23 #39481D #1D4842 #2D1D48

square

#481D23 #39481D #1D4842 #2D1D48

split-complementary

#481D23 #1D482D #1D3948

monochromatic

#16090B #1C0B0E #481D23 #742F38 #9F404D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.23

#481D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#481D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D23

14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D23	1.00	14.23	1.48	14.23
#FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.066 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5b5d',
    500: '#481d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d23;
$custom-light: #7e5b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.628,
    "s": 42.574,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29579,
    "c": 0.06591,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D23

secondary

#447D75

accent

#D2C155

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D23

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

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