#491518#491518

#491518 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.079 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491518
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 24)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 67.1%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.59, 24.98, 11.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.59, 27.46, 24.55°)
OKLab	oklab(28.2% 0.0742 0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(28.2% 0.079 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.1810, 2.0192, 1.0862)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491518 #154946

analogous

#491532 #491518 #492C15

triadic

#491518 #184915 #151849

tetradic

#491518 #324915 #154946 #2C1549

square

#491518 #324915 #154946 #2C1549

split-complementary

#491518 #15492C #153249

monochromatic

#180708 #190708 #491518 #792328 #A83037

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.96

#491518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#491518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491518

14.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491518	1.00	14.96	1.40	14.96
#FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222018

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2B17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510A16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.079 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805554',
    500: '#491518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491518;
$custom-light: #805554;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.538,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28196,
    "c": 0.07919,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491518

secondary

#39817D

accent

#DFD649

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491518

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

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