#481F16#481F16

#481F16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.065 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F16
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 22)
HSL	hsl(11, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(11, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.53, 18.70, 15.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.53, 24.12, 39.17°)
OKLab	oklab(29.62% 0.0542 0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(29.62% 0.065 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.3076, 2.4160, 1.0511)
Luminance	0.0242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F16 #163F48

analogous

#481626 #481F16 #483816

triadic

#481F16 #16481F #1F1648

tetradic

#481F16 #264816 #163F48 #381648

square

#481F16 #264816 #163F48 #381648

split-complementary

#481F16 #164838 #162648

monochromatic

#170A07 #190B08 #481F16 #773324 #A64733

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.16

#481F16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#481F16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F16

14.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F16	1.00	14.16	1.48	14.16
#FFFFFF	14.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292615

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F181D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.065 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5c53',
    500: '#481f16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f16;
$custom-light: #7f5c53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.8,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29617,
    "c": 0.06518,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F16

secondary

#3A737F

accent

#C2DD4B

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0A0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F16

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

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