#481e1b

Color #481e1b

A moderately saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 28.76 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 4.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#481e1b

RGB

rgb(72, 30, 27)

HSL

hsl(4, 45.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4, 62.5%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 62.5%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(17.39, 19.75, 11.61)

LCH

lch(17.39, 22.91, 30.45)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.065, 25.9)

HWB

hwb(4, 10.6%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b4548

Analogous

#481b2e

#481e1b

#48341b

Triadic

#481e1b

#1b481e

#1e1b48

Split-complementary

#481e1b

#1b4834

#1b2e48

Tetradic

#481e1b

#45481b

#1b4548

#1e1b48

Square

#481e1b

#2e481b

#1b4548

#341b48

Shades

Color #481e1b mixed toward black.

#3c1916

#301412

#240f0d

#180a09

#0c0504

Tints

Color #481e1b mixed toward white.

#7a332e

#ac4740

#c77069

#da9f9b

#eccfcd

Tones

Color #481e1b mixed toward gray.

#44211f

#402422

#3d2826

#392b2a

#352e2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a1c · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#3c3f1c · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#471c1c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #481e1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#481e1b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#481e1b (#481e1b) is rgb(72, 30, 27) in RGB.

No, #481e1b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #481e1b, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast