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#481a02 color: Barbecue Sauce

#481a02 is rgb(72, 26, 2) in RGB and oklch(28.452% 0.07829 44.953) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

28.5%
0.078
45°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #481a02

#481a02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.5% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.75:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce (#471c0f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #481a02 mixed with white

  1. 481a02
  2. 5a2f1b
  3. 6c4432
  4. 7e5949
  5. 906f61
  6. a28679
  7. b49d93
  8. c7b5ad
  9. d9cdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #481a02 mixed with black

  1. 481a02
  2. 3d1501
  3. 331001
  4. 290c01
  5. 1f0700
  6. 160400
  7. 0d0200
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #481a02 with less saturation

  1. 481a02
  2. 451c07
  3. 431e0d
  4. 402012
  5. 3d2216
  6. 3a2419
  7. 37251d
  8. 342620
  9. 312824
  10. 2d2927

Questions about #481a02

What color is #481a02?

#481a02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(72, 26, 2), in HSL hsl(20.57, 94.59%, 14.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.452% 0.07829 44.953).

What colors go well with #481a02?

The complementary color of #481a02 is #003046. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49161d and #402200. The triadic partners are #003520 and #27224f.

Is white or black text more readable on #481a02?

White text reads better on #481a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #481a02 a warm or cool color?

#481a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 28.5% and its chroma 0.078.