#491812#491812

#491812 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.076 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491812
RGB	rgb(73, 24, 18)
HSL	hsl(7, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(7, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.07, 22.93, 16.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.07, 28.01, 35.06°)
OKLab	oklab(28.52% 0.0664 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(28.52% 0.076 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.1838, 2.1138, 0.8125)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491812 #124349

analogous

#491228 #491812 #493312

triadic

#491812 #124918 #181249

tetradic

#491812 #284912 #124349 #331249

square

#491812 #284912 #124349 #331249

split-complementary

#491812 #124933 #122849

monochromatic

#190806 #190806 #491812 #7A281E #AB382A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.76

#491812 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#491812 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491812

14.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491812	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491812	1.00	14.76	1.42	14.76
#FFFFFF	14.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312C11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510D17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491812;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 24, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.076 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805750',
    500: '#491812',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491812;
$custom-light: #805750;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491812",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.545,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28524,
    "c": 0.07635,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491812

secondary

#357A82

accent

#D2E444

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491812

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

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