#490C0F#490C0F

#490C0F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.091 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C0F
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 15)
HSL	hsl(357, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(357, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 79.5%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.91, 28.48, 15.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.91, 32.20, 27.81°)
OKLab	oklab(26.89% 0.0832 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(26.89% 0.091 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.9657, 1.7144, 0.6266)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C0F #0C4946

analogous

#490C2E #490C0F #49280C

triadic

#490C0F #0F490C #0C0F49

tetradic

#490C0F #2E490C #0C4946 #280C49

square

#490C0F #2E490C #0C4946 #280C49

split-complementary

#490C0F #0C4928 #0C2E49

monochromatic

#1A0405 #1A0405 #490C0F #7E151A #B21D25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.64

#490C0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#490C0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C0F

15.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C0F	1.00	15.64	1.34	15.64
#FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D280D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.091 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81514d',
    500: '#490c0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c0f;
$custom-light: #81514d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26888,
    "c": 0.09064,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C0F

secondary

#2C8580

accent

#EEE639

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C0F

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

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