What color is #490F12?

#490F12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490F12?

The RGB value is 73, 15, 18: 73 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490F12?

The complementary color is #0F4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490F12 color

#490F12 rgb(73, 15, 18)

Shades of red

The hex color #490F12 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 5.9% green and 7.1% blue (73, 15, 18).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 75% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#490F12 color codes

HEX	`#490F12`
RGB	`rgb(73, 15, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 5.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 79%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 75%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.41, 27.41, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.41, 30.77, 27.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.028, 1.802, 0.761)`
Decimal	`4787986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490F12, 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 #490F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #490F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490f12; }
.text { color: #490f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 15 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490f12, #49290f); }

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Questions

What color is #490F12?: #490F12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490F12?: The RGB value is 73, 15, 18: 73 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490F12?: The complementary color is #0F4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.