#491B0F#491B0F

#491B0F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.074 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491B0F
RGB	rgb(73, 27, 15)
HSL	hsl(12, 66%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 79.5%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.68, 21.04, 18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.68, 28.05, 41.39°)
OKLab	oklab(28.97% 0.0599 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(28.97% 0.074 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2261, 2.2352, 0.7134)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491B0F #0F3D49

analogous

#490F20 #491B0F #49380F

triadic

#491B0F #0F491B #1B0F49

tetradic

#491B0F #20490F #0F3D49 #380F49

square

#491B0F #20490F #0F3D49 #380F49

split-complementary

#491B0F #0F4938 #0F2049

monochromatic

#190905 #190905 #491B0F #7C2E19 #AF4124

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#491B0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#491B0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491B0F

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491B0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491B0F	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27230E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#511118

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491b0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 27, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.074 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80594e',
    500: '#491b0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491b0f;
$custom-light: #80594e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491b0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 65.909,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28965,
    "c": 0.07368,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491B0F

secondary

#307283

accent

#C6E93F

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #491B0F

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

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