#481b16

Color #481b16

A moderately saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 30.3 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#481b16

RGB

rgb(72, 27, 22)

HSL

hsl(6, 53.2%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 69.4%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 69.4%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(16.6, 21.09, 14.07)

LCH

lch(16.6, 25.35, 33.71)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0703, 28.57)

HWB

hwb(6, 8.6%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#164348

Analogous

#48162a

#481b16

#483416

Triadic

#481b16

#16481b

#1b1648

Split-complementary

#481b16

#164834

#162a48

Tetradic

#481b16

#434816

#164348

#1b1648

Square

#481b16

#2a4816

#164348

#341648

Shades

Color #481b16 mixed toward black.

#3c1612

#30120f

#240d0b

#180907

#0c0404

Tints

Color #481b16 mixed toward white.

#7d2f26

#b24336

#ce6b60

#df9c95

#efceca

Tones

Color #481b16 mixed toward gray.

#441e1a

#40221e

#3b2522

#372827

#332c2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393917 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#3c3e18 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#461818 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 19.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #481b16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#481b16]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#481b16 (#481b16) is rgb(72, 27, 22) in RGB.

No, #481b16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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