#490C0C#490C0C

#490C0C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.091 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C0C
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 12)
HSL	hsl(0, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(0, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 83.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.86, 28.33, 16.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.86, 32.76, 30.12°)
OKLab	oklab(26.84% 0.0819 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(26.84% 0.091 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.9458, 1.7064, 0.5220)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C0C #0C4949

analogous

#490C2B #490C0C #492B0C

triadic

#490C0C #0C490C #0C0C49

tetradic

#490C0C #2B490C #0C4949 #2B0C49

square

#490C0C #2B490C #0C4949 #2B0C49

split-complementary

#490C0C #0C492B #0C2B49

monochromatic

#1A0404 #1A0404 #490C0C #7E1515 #B21D1D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.66

#490C0C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#490C0C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C0C

15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C0C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C0C	1.00	15.66	1.34	15.66
#FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E280A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51000D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c0c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.091 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82514c',
    500: '#490c0c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c0c;
$custom-light: #82514c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c0c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26839,
    "c": 0.09104,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C0C

secondary

#2C8585

accent

#EEEE39

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C0C

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

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