#481F17#481F17

#481F17 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.065 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F17
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 23)
HSL	hsl(10, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(10, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 68.1%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.55, 18.78, 14.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.55, 23.77, 37.82°)
OKLab	oklab(29.64% 0.0547 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(29.64% 0.065 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.3174, 2.4199, 1.1028)
Luminance	0.0242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F17 #174048

analogous

#481727 #481F17 #483717

triadic

#481F17 #17481F #1F1748

tetradic

#481F17 #274817 #174048 #371748

square

#481F17 #274817 #174048 #371748

split-complementary

#481F17 #174837 #172748

monochromatic

#170A07 #1A0B08 #481F17 #763326 #A54735

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.15

#481F17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#481F17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F17

14.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F17	1.00	14.15	1.48	14.15
#FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292616

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F181D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.065 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5c54',
    500: '#481f17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f17;
$custom-light: #7e5c54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.796,
    "s": 51.579,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29636,
    "c": 0.06483,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F17

secondary

#3C747F

accent

#C4DB4D

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0A0402

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F17

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

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