What color is #490C00?

#490C00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490C00?

The RGB value is 73, 12, 0: 73 red, 12 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490C00?

The complementary color is #003D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490C00 color

#490C00 rgb(73, 12, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #490C00 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 4.7% green and 0% blue (73, 12, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonely Chocolate (#4A0A00), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#490C00 color codes

HEX	`#490C00`
RGB	`rgb(73, 12, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 4.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.71, 27.82, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.71, 34.95, 37.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.879, 1.68, 0.173)`
Decimal	`4787200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490C00, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #490C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #490C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490c00; }
.text { color: #490c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 12 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490c00, #493100); }

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Questions

What color is #490C00?: #490C00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490C00?: The RGB value is 73, 12, 0: 73 red, 12 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490C00?: The complementary color is #003D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.