#491512#491512

#491512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.080 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491512
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.47, 24.53, 15.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.47, 28.93, 32.00°)
OKLab	oklab(28.07% 0.0714 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(28.07% 0.08 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.1253, 1.9969, 0.7930)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491512 #124649

analogous

#49122A #491512 #493012

triadic

#491512 #124915 #151249

tetradic

#491512 #2A4912 #124649 #301249

square

#491512 #2A4912 #124649 #301249

split-complementary

#491512 #124930 #122A49

monochromatic

#190706 #190706 #491512 #7A231E #AB312A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#491512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#491512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491512

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491512	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302B11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510915

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.080 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815550',
    500: '#491512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491512;
$custom-light: #815550;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.273,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28071,
    "c": 0.08004,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491512

secondary

#357E82

accent

#DBE444

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491512

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

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