#491517#491517

#491517 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.079 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491517
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 23)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 68.5%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.57, 24.90, 12.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.57, 27.68, 25.91°)
OKLab	oklab(28.17% 0.0737 0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(28.17% 0.079 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.1708, 2.0151, 1.0324)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491517 #154947

analogous

#491531 #491517 #492D15

triadic

#491517 #174915 #151749

tetradic

#491517 #314915 #154947 #2D1549

square

#491517 #314915 #154947 #2D1549

split-complementary

#491517 #15492D #153149

monochromatic

#180707 #190708 #491517 #792326 #A83035

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97

#491517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#491517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491517

14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491517	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222017

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2B16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510A16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.079 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805553',
    500: '#491517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491517;
$custom-light: #805553;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.692,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28173,
    "c": 0.07927,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491517

secondary

#39817E

accent

#DFD949

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491517

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

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