#491712#491712

#491712 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.078 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491712
RGB	rgb(73, 23, 18)
HSL	hsl(5, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(5, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.87, 23.47, 15.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.87, 28.31, 34.00°)
OKLab	oklab(28.37% 0.0681 0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(28.37% 0.078 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.1635, 2.0734, 0.8058)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491712 #124449

analogous

#491228 #491712 #493312

triadic

#491712 #124917 #171249

tetradic

#491712 #284912 #124449 #331249

square

#491712 #284912 #124449 #331249

split-complementary

#491712 #124933 #122849

monochromatic

#190806 #190806 #491712 #7A261E #AB362A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.85

#491712 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#491712 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491712

14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491712	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491712	1.00	14.85	1.41	14.85
#FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312C11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510C16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491712;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 23, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.078 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805650',
    500: '#491712',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491712;
$custom-light: #805650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491712",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28369,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491712

secondary

#357B82

accent

#D5E444

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491712

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

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