#481F15#481F15

#481F15 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.066 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F15
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 21)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 70.8%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.52, 18.62, 15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.52, 24.47, 40.48°)
OKLab	oklab(29.6% 0.0538 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(29.6% 0.066 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2981, 2.4122, 1.0012)
Luminance	0.0241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F15 #153E48

analogous

#481524 #481F15 #483815

triadic

#481F15 #15481F #1F1548

tetradic

#481F15 #244815 #153E48 #381548

square

#481F15 #244815 #153E48 #381548

split-complementary

#481F15 #154838 #152448

monochromatic

#180A07 #190B07 #481F15 #773323 #A74831

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.17

#481F15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#481F15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F15

14.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F15	1.00	14.17	1.48	14.17
#FFFFFF	14.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2514

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F171D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.066 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5c52',
    500: '#481f15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f15;
$custom-light: #7f5c52;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.765,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29598,
    "c": 0.06555,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F15

secondary

#397280

accent

#C1DE4A

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0A0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F15

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →