#481517

Color #481517

A moderately saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 31.22 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#481517

RGB

rgb(72, 21, 23)

HSL

hsl(357.6, 54.8%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.6, 70.8%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 68.1%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(15.36, 24.49, 11.79)

LCH

lch(15.36, 27.18, 25.71)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.078, 21.43)

HWB

hwb(357.6, 8.2%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#154846

Analogous

#481530

#481517

#482c15

Triadic

#481517

#174815

#151748

Split-complementary

#481517

#15482c

#153048

Tetradic

#481517

#484615

#154846

#151748

Square

#481517

#304815

#154846

#2c1548

Shades

Color #481517 mixed toward black.

#3c1113

#300e0f

#240a0c

#180708

#0c0304

Tints

Color #481517 mixed toward white.

#7e2528

#b33439

#d05e62

#e09396

#efc9cb

Tones

Color #481517 mixed toward gray.

#44191b

#3f1d1f

#3b2223

#372627

#332a2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383817 · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#3b3e16 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#461616 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #481517;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#481517]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#481517 (#481517) is rgb(72, 21, 23) in RGB.

No, #481517 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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