#491522#491522

#491522 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.080 H 8.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491522
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 34)
HSL	hsl(345, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(345, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 53.4%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.84, 25.94, 4.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.84, 26.33, 9.94°)
OKLab	oklab(28.47% 0.0788 0.0118)
OKLCH	oklch(28.47% 0.08 8.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.3048, 2.0687, 1.7383)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491522 #15493C

analogous

#49153C #491522 #492215

triadic

#491522 #224915 #152249

tetradic

#491522 #3C4915 #15493C #221549

square

#491522 #3C4915 #15493C #221549

split-complementary

#491522 #154922 #153C49

monochromatic

#18070B #19070C #491522 #792338 #A8304E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.86

#491522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#491522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491522

14.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491522	1.00	14.86	1.41	14.86
#FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E2B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#500D1A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.080 8.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f565c',
    500: '#491522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491522;
$custom-light: #7f565c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28471,
    "c": 0.07972,
    "h": 8.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491522

secondary

#39816F

accent

#DFB949

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0A0304

muted

#7C7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #491522

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

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