#491111#491111

#491111 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.085 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491111
RGB	rgb(73, 17, 17)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 76.7%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.73, 26.44, 14.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.73, 30.39, 29.52°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% 0.0772 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.085 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0496, 1.8583, 0.7283)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491111 #114949

analogous

#49112D #491111 #492D11

triadic

#491111 #114911 #111149

tetradic

#491111 #2D4911 #114949 #2D1149

square

#491111 #2D4911 #114949 #2D1149

split-complementary

#491111 #11492D #112D49

monochromatic

#190606 #190606 #491111 #7B1D1D #AC2828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.31

#491111 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#491111 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491111

15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491111	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491111	1.00	15.31	1.37	15.31
#FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#211D10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2A0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510312

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491111;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 17, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.085 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81534f',
    500: '#491111',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491111;
$custom-light: #81534f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491111",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27507,
    "c": 0.08497,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491111

secondary

#338282

accent

#E5E543

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #491111

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

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