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#481d10 color: Barbecue Sauce

#481d10 is rgb(72, 29, 16) in RGB and oklch(29.15% 0.06974 37.468) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

29.1%
0.070
37°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #481d10

#481d10 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.1% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, 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: #481d10 mixed with white

  1. 481d10
  2. 5a3125
  3. 6c463a
  4. 7d5b50
  5. 907167
  6. a2877f
  7. b49e97
  8. c7b5b0
  9. d9cdca
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #481d10 mixed with black

  1. 481d10
  2. 3d180c
  3. 331309
  4. 290e06
  5. 1f0904
  6. 160502
  7. 0d0301
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #481d10 with less saturation

  1. 481d10
  2. 461f13
  3. 432117
  4. 40231a
  5. 3e241c
  6. 3b261f
  7. 382722
  8. 352824
  9. 322927
  10. 2f2b29

Questions about #481d10

What color is #481d10?

#481d10 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(72, 29, 16), in HSL hsl(13.93, 63.64%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.15% 0.06974 37.468).

What colors go well with #481d10?

The complementary color of #481d10 is #003342. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #481b25 and #422300. The triadic partners are #00361d and #24274e.

Is white or black text more readable on #481d10?

White text reads better on #481d10: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #481d10 a warm or cool color?

#481d10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 29.1% and its chroma 0.07.