Information about #481B15 color

#481B15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#481B15 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 27, 21) — 28.2% red, 10.6% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 20 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#481B15 is a pleasantly vivid red that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cocoa Bean (#481C1C). Slightly further away sit Deep Oak (#412010) and Short Black (#42231B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(72, 27, 21)), which gives #481B15 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #481B15: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #481B15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#481B15 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#481B15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#481B15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#481B15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#481B15 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#481B15 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#154147
#154147

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#152847
#152847

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#154734
#154734

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#471528
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#15471B
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#1B1547
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#414715
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#154147
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#1B1547
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#284715
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#154147
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Nearest named colors to #481B15

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

#481B15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#481B15
  • RGB72, 27, 21
  • CMYK0, 18, 20, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 27, 21)
  • HSL7°, 55%, 18%
  • HSL Precise7.059°, 54.839%, 18.235%
  • HSV7°, 71%, 28%
  • HSB7°, 71%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.106, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.106, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.106, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID481B15
  • DECIMAL ID4725525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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