#491112#491112

#491112 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.085 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491112
RGB	rgb(73, 17, 18)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.74, 26.51, 14.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.74, 30.17, 28.51°)
OKLab	oklab(27.53% 0.0777 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(27.53% 0.085 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0576, 1.8615, 0.7704)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491112 #114948

analogous

#49112E #491112 #492C11

triadic

#491112 #124911 #111249

tetradic

#491112 #2E4911 #114948 #2C1149

square

#491112 #2E4911 #114948 #2C1149

split-complementary

#491112 #11492C #112E49

monochromatic

#190606 #190606 #491112 #7B1D1E #AC282A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.30

#491112 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#491112 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491112

15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491112	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491112	1.00	15.30	1.37	15.30
#FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#201E12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2A10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510312

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491112;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 17, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.085 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81534f',
    500: '#491112',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491112;
$custom-light: #81534f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491112",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.929,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27525,
    "c": 0.08483,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491112

secondary

#338281

accent

#E5E243

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#EFE7E7

border

#CAC3C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491112

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →