#491516#491516

#491516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.079 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491516
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(359, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 69.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.55, 24.82, 12.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.55, 27.91, 27.24°)
OKLab	oklab(28.15% 0.0733 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(28.15% 0.079 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.1609, 2.0112, 0.9806)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491516 #154948

analogous

#491530 #491516 #492E15

triadic

#491516 #164915 #151649

tetradic

#491516 #304915 #154948 #2E1549

square

#491516 #304915 #154948 #2E1549

split-complementary

#491516 #15492E #153049

monochromatic

#180707 #190708 #491516 #792324 #A83033

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.98

#491516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#491516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491516

14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491516	1.00	14.98	1.40	14.98
#FFFFFF	14.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222016

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#302B15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510A16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.079 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805553',
    500: '#491516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491516;
$custom-light: #805553;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.846,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28151,
    "c": 0.07938,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491516

secondary

#39817F

accent

#DFDC49

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491516

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

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