#490C12#490C12

#490C12 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.090 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C12
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 18)
HSL	hsl(354, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(354, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.96, 28.66, 13.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.96, 31.63, 25.03°)
OKLab	oklab(26.95% 0.0845 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(26.95% 0.09 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.9886, 1.7235, 0.7475)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C12 #0C4943

analogous

#490C31 #490C12 #49250C

triadic

#490C12 #12490C #0C1249

tetradic

#490C12 #31490C #0C4943 #250C49

square

#490C12 #31490C #0C4943 #250C49

split-complementary

#490C12 #0C4925 #0C3149

monochromatic

#1A0406 #1A0406 #490C12 #7E151F #B21D2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#490C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#490C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C12

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C12	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)

#1E1B12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2810

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51000F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.090 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81514f',
    500: '#490c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c12;
$custom-light: #81514f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.098,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26945,
    "c": 0.09037,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C12

secondary

#2C857C

accent

#EEDD39

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0202

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C12

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

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