#491817#491817

#491817 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.075 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491817
RGB	rgb(73, 24, 23)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 68.5%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.17, 23.30, 12.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.17, 26.61, 28.90°)
OKLab	oklab(28.62% 0.0687 0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(28.62% 0.075 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.2292, 2.1320, 1.0519)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491817 #174849

analogous

#49172F #491817 #493117

triadic

#491817 #174918 #181749

tetradic

#491817 #2F4917 #174849 #311749

square

#491817 #2F4917 #174849 #311749

split-complementary

#491817 #174931 #172F49

monochromatic

#170807 #1A0908 #491817 #782726 #A63734

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.72

#491817 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#491817 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491817

14.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491817	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491817	1.00	14.72	1.43	14.72
#FFFFFF	14.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242217

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#312C16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#510E18

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491817;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 24, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.075 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805753',
    500: '#491817',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491817;
$custom-light: #805753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491817",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.2,
    "s": 52.083,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28623,
    "c": 0.0753,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491817

secondary

#3C7F80

accent

#D9DC4C

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #491817

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

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