#490C11#490C11

#490C11 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.090 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C11
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 17)
HSL	hsl(355, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(355, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 76.7%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.95, 28.60, 13.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.95, 31.82, 26.01°)
OKLab	oklab(26.92% 0.0841 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(26.92% 0.09 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9806, 1.7203, 0.7053)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C11 #0C4944

analogous

#490C30 #490C11 #49260C

triadic

#490C11 #11490C #0C1149

tetradic

#490C11 #30490C #0C4944 #260C49

square

#490C11 #30490C #0C4944 #260C49

split-complementary

#490C11 #0C4926 #0C3049

monochromatic

#1A0406 #1A0406 #490C11 #7E151D #B21D29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#490C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#490C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C11

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C11	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E1B11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D280F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.090 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81514f',
    500: '#490c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c11;
$custom-light: #81514f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.082,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26925,
    "c": 0.09044,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C11

secondary

#2C857E

accent

#EEE039

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0201

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C11

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

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