#490C16#490C16

#490C16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.090 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C16
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 22)
HSL	hsl(350, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(350, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 69.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.05, 28.93, 10.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.05, 30.90, 20.55°)
OKLab	oklab(27.03% 0.0864 0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(27.03% 0.09 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.0243, 1.7378, 0.9351)
Luminance	0.0174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C16 #0C493F

analogous

#490C35 #490C16 #49210C

triadic

#490C16 #16490C #0C1649

tetradic

#490C16 #35490C #0C493F #210C49

square

#490C16 #35490C #0C493F #210C49

split-complementary

#490C16 #0C4921 #0C3549

monochromatic

#1A0408 #1A0408 #490C16 #7E1526 #B21D36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.59

#490C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#490C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C16

15.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C16	1.00	15.59	1.35	15.59
#FFFFFF	15.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D1C16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2814

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510010

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.090 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815152',
    500: '#490c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c16;
$custom-light: #815152;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.164,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27033,
    "c": 0.09023,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C16

secondary

#2C8576

accent

#EED139

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0202

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C16

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

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