#481E1B#481E1B

#481E1B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.065 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E1B
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 27)
HSL	hsl(4, 45%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(4, 63%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.39, 19.75, 11.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.39, 22.91, 30.46°)
OKLab	oklab(29.54% 0.0585 0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(29.54% 0.065 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.3349, 2.3858, 1.3216)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E1B #1B4548

analogous

#481B2F #481E1B #48351B

triadic

#481E1B #1B481E #1E1B48

tetradic

#481E1B #2F481B #1B4548 #351B48

square

#481E1B #2F481B #1B4548 #351B48

split-complementary

#481E1B #1B4835 #1B2F48

monochromatic

#160908 #1B0B0A #481E1B #75312C #A1433C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.22

#481E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#481E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E1B

14.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E1B	1.00	14.22	1.48	14.22
#FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28251B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#322E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F171D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.065 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5b57',
    500: '#481e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e1b;
$custom-light: #7e5b57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29542,
    "c": 0.06501,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E1B

secondary

#417A7E

accent

#CCD553

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0403

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E1B

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