#482121#482121

#482121 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.060 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482121
RGB	rgb(72, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 37%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(0, 54%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.2%, 54.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.26, 18.55, 8.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.26, 20.43, 24.81°)
OKLab	oklab(30.24% 0.0556 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(30.24% 0.06 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.4911, 2.5756, 1.7518)
Luminance	0.0257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482121 #214848

analogous

#482134 #482121 #483421

triadic

#482121 #214821 #212148

tetradic

#482121 #344821 #214848 #342148

square

#482121 #344821 #214848 #342148

split-complementary

#482121 #214834 #213448

monochromatic

#150A0A #1E0E0E #482121 #723434 #9C4747

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.86

#482121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#482121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482121

13.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482121	1.00	13.86	1.52	13.86
#FFFFFF	13.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2821

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F1C21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.060 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d5c',
    500: '#482121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482121;
$custom-light: #7d5d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 37.143,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30242,
    "c": 0.05966,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482121

secondary

#497C7C

accent

#CDCD5B

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #482121

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

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